The 2004 Parkfield earthquake: Test of the electromagnetic precursor hypothesis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Park, Stephen K ^a   Dalrymple, William ^a   Larsen, Jimmy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARKFIELD EARTHQUAKE 2004; SIGNALING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PARKFIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649092320     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004196     Document Type: Article

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