Stress reorientation and LURR: Implication for earthquake prediction using LURR

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 2363-2373

  Yin, Can ^a   Mora, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; LURR; Reorientation; Tectonic stress; Tidal triggering

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; STRESS FIELD;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHRIDGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846476170     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0133-z     Document Type: Article

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