Triggering of tsunamigenic aftershocks from large strike-slip earthquakes: Analysis of the November 2000 New Ireland earthquake sequence

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Geist, Eric L ^a   Parsons, Tom ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Coulomb failure stress; Strike slip; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548580957     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC000935     Document Type: Article

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