Physics of the Omori law: Inferences from interevent time distributions and pore pressure diffusion modeling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 424, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 209-222

  Lindman, Mattias ^a   Lund, Björn ^a   Roberts, Roland ^a   Jonsdottir, Kristin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Diffusion; Interevent time distribution; Omori law; Physical models; Pore pressure

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FAULT ZONE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMICITY;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33748430860     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.03.045     Document Type: Article

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