The 2006 November, ML = 5.0 earthquake near Lourdes (France): New evidence for NS extension across the Pyrenees

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 649-664

  Sylvander, Matthieu ^a   Souriau, Annie ^a   Rigo, Alexis ^a   Tocheport, Audrey ^a   Toutain, Jean Paul ^a   Ponsolles, Christian ^a   Benahmed, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Earthquake ground motions; Hydrology; Seismicity and tectonics; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GROUND MOTION; HYDROLOGY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PYRENEES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54949120222     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03911.x     Document Type: Article

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