The applicability of modern methods of earthquake location

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 351-372

  Richards, Paul G ^a,b   Waldhauser, Felix ^a   Schaff, David ^a   Kim, Won Young ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

California earthquakes; Charlevoix earthquakes; China earthquakes; Earthquake location; New Madrid earthquakes; Seismicity studies; Waveform cross correlation

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

EID: 33645306871     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-005-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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