Scaling relationship of initiations for moderate to large earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Sato, K ^a   Mori, J ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE;

EID: 33745763722     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003613     Document Type: Article

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