Seismicity and seismotectonics of West Saxony, Germany - New insights from recent seismicity observed with the Saxonian seismic network

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 479-492

  Korn, M ^a   Funke, S ^a   Wendt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster edevents; Hypocenter location; Relative hypocenter determinations; Seismic monitoring; Seismotectonics; Source parameters; West Saxony

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FAULT ZONE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 57549090207     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-008-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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