Constraints on the size of the smallest triggering earthquake from the epidemic-type aftershock sequence model, Båth's law, and observed aftershock sequences

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Sornette, Didier ^a,b   Werner, Maximilian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 26844490406     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003535     Document Type: Article

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