Source study of two small earthquakes of Delhi, India, and estimation of ground motion from future moderate, local events

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-105

  Bansal, B K ^a   Singh, S K ^b   Dharmaraju, R ^c   Pacheco, J F ^b   Ordaz, M ^b   Dattatrayam, R S ^d   Suresh, G ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi microzonation; Delhi seismic hazard; Delhi seismicity; Delhi seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58849115401     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9118-y     Document Type: Article

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