Source mechanisms and rupture processes of the 26 December 2006 Pingtung earthquake doublet as determined from the regional seismic records

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 555-565

  Lee, Shiann Jong ^a   Liang, Wen Tzong ^a   Huang, Bor Shouh ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pingtung earthquake doublet; Regional seismic record; Rupture processes; Source mechanism

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; GROUND MOTION; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; SOURCE PARAMETERS; SUBDUCTION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 60249095809     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2008.19.6.555(PT)     Document Type: Article

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