Mozambique earthquake sequence of 2006: High-angle normal faulting in southern Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Yang, Zhaohui ^a   Chen, Wang Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULTING; NORMAL FAULT; P-WAVE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; NUBIA; SOMALIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 61449168927     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007BJ005419     Document Type: Article

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