Comparison of early aftershock sequences for the 2004 Mid-Niigata and 2007 Noto Hanto earthquakes in Central Japan

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Mori, Jim ^a   Kano, Yasuyuki ^a   Enescu, Bogdan ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Mid Niigata earthquake; Noto Hanto earthquake; Triggering

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMOGRAM; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; ISHIKAWA; JAPAN; NIIGATA; NOTO PENINSULA;

EID: 40949122458     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352777     Document Type: Article

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