Stress triggering of normal aftershocks due to strike slip earthquakes in compressive regime

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 379-382

  Gahalaut, Kalpna ^a   Gahalaut, V K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coulomb stress; Earthquake triggering; Koyna earthquake; Tangshan earthquake

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; COMPRESSION; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; NORMAL FAULT; REVERSE FAULT; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 49949099127     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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