On the focal mechanism of the 26.05.1975 North Atlantic event contribution from tsunami modeling

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Kaabouben, F ^a   Brahim, A I ^a   Toto, E ^b   Baptista, M A ^c   Miranda, J M ^d   Soares, P ^c   Luis, J F ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH   (Morocco)

^b IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

North Atlantic; Source; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EURASIAN PLATE; FOCAL MECHANISM; FRACTURE ZONE; MODELING; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC SOURCE; TSUNAMI; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MACARONESIA; NORTH AFRICA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 53349095687     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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