Low Coda Qc in the epicentral region of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake of Mw 7.7

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1635-1654

  Mandal, P ^a   Jainendra, ^a   Joshi, S ^a   Kumar, Sudesh ^a   Bhunia, Rajendra ^a   Rastogi, B K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Ground motions; Intraplate seismicity; Kutch; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

CODA; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3442902575     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2525-2     Document Type: Article

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