Statistical features of aftershock distribution size for moderate and large earthquakes in Chinese mainland

Acta Seismologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-164

  Jiang, Haikun ^a   Zheng, Jianchang ^b   Wu, Qiong ^a   Qu, Yanjun ^c   Li, Yongli ^d   Dai, Lei ^b  

^a CHINA EARTHQUAKE NETWORKS CENTER   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SHANDONG PROVINCE   (China)

^c EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

^d EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Aftershock distribution size; Chinese mainland; Rupture mode of the main shock; Types of aftershock sequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249113823     PISSN: 02533782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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