Relocation of aftershocks, focal mechanisms and stress inversion: Implications toward the seismo-tectonics of the causative fault zone of Mw7.6 2001 Bhuj earthquake (India)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 429, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 61-78

  Mandal, P ^a   Horton, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Center for Earthquake Research and Information   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftershock activity; Double difference location; Focal Mechanism; Intraplate earthquake; Stress inversion

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; BHUJ EARTHQUAKE 2001; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRESS;

EID: 33751529285     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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