Tests of the precursory accelerating moment release model using a synthetic seismicity model for Wellington, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Zhou, Shiyong ^a   Johnston, Steven ^b   Robinson, Russell ^c   Vere Jones, David ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; SEISMICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 33745750756     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003720     Document Type: Article

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