Recalculated probability of M ≥ 7 earthquakes beneath the Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Parsons, Tom ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake probability; North Anatolian fault; Sea of Marmara; Seismic hazard; Stress interaction; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EURASIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 4644258562     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002667     Document Type: Article

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