Estimating rupture scenario likelihood based on dynamic rupture simulations: The example of the segmented Middle Durance fault, southeastern France

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 436-446

  Aochi, Hideo ^a,b   Cushing, Marc ^a   Scotti, Oona ^a   Berge Thierry, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic rupture simulation; Middle Durance fault; Rupture scenario; Tectonic stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; TECTONICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646074499     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02842.x     Document Type: Article

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