Changes in stress pattern around epicentral region of Bhuj earthquake of 26 January 2001

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Singh, Vijay P ^a,b   Singh, Ramesh P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b Institut Franais du Ptrole Exploration Production Business Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

BHUJ EARTHQUAKE; EPICENTRAL REGION; SEISMIC HAZARDS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; STRESS FIELD;

ASIA; BHUJ; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 32644433047     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023912     Document Type: Article

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