Multifractal analysis of earthquakes in the Southeastern Iran-Bam Region

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2271-2290

  Roy, P N S ^a   Padhi, Amit ^b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fractal; Geodynamics and seismicity; Multifractal

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EURASIAN PLATE; FOCAL MECHANISM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMICITY;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; BAM; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN]; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF; ZAGROS;

EID: 37448998563     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0272-x     Document Type: Article

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