Similar microearthquakes observed in western Nagano, Japan, and implications for rupture mechanics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Cheng, Xin ^a   Niu, Fenglin ^a   Silver, Paul G ^b   Horiuchi, Shigeki ^c   Takai, Kaori ^c   Iio, Yoshihisa ^d   Ito, Hisao ^e  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CHANGE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; NAGANO;

EID: 34250660035     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004416     Document Type: Article

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