Source parameters of the Mw = 6.3 Aroma crustal earthquake of July 24, 2001 (northern Chile), and its aftershock sequence

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-68

  Legrand, D ^a   Delouis, B ^b   Dorbath, L ^c   David, C ^a   Campos, J ^a   Marquez L ^a   Thompson, J ^a   Comte, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Aroma earthquake; Crustal seismicity; Northern Chile

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT PLANE; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250221127     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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