Apparent clustering and apparent background earthquakes biased by undetected seismicity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-13

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 27744464116     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003621     Document Type: Article

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