Characteristics of three recent earthquake sequences in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Tectonophysics

Volumn 452, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 17-28

  Hurst, Tony ^a   Bannister, Stephen ^a   Robinson, Russell ^a   Scott, Bradley ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Seismology; Swarms: Fluid injection; Taupo Volcanic Zone

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FLUID INJECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF PLENTY; LAKE ROTOEHU; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 44149114951     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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