Time-dependent earthquake hazard evaluation in seismogenic systems using mixed Markov Chains: An application to the Japan area

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 973-979

  Herrera, C ^a   Nava, F A ^a   Lomnitz, C ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Earthquake hazard; Markov Chains; Seismic catalog

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MARKOV CHAIN; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33750212252     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352602     Document Type: Article

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