An application of the time- and magnitude-predictable model to long-term earthquake prediction in eastern Anatolia

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 367-379

  Sayil, Nilgün ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Prediction; Recurrence time; Seismicity; Time and magnitude predictable model

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 30044445043     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-005-0037-x     Document Type: Article

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