Fault interaction and earthquake triggering in the Koyna-Warna region, India

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Gahalaut, V K ^a   Kalpna, ^a   Singh, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAULT INTERACTION; STRESS TRANSFER;

GEOPHYSICS;

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT SLIP; FOCAL MECHANISM; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KOYNA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4143051412     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019818     Document Type: Article

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