Weak tidal correlation of NW-Bohemia/Vogtland earthquake swarms

Tectonophysics

Volumn 424, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 259-269

  Fischer, T ^a   Kalenda, P ^b   Skalsky L ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Earth tides; Earthquake swarms; Seismicity; Triggered earthquakes

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; SEISMICITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; VOGTLAND;

EID: 33748422546     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.03.041     Document Type: Article

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