A slow slip event in the Tokai area detected by tilt and seismic observation and its possible recurrence

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 917-923

  Yamamoto, Eiji ^a   Matsumura, Shozo ^a   Ohkubo, Tadashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Slow slip; Tilt observation; Tokai earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; FAULT SLIP; PLATE BOUNDARY;

AICHI; ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOKAI [AICHI];

EID: 28744458082     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351871     Document Type: Article

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