Complexity in earthquake sequences controlled by multiscale heterogeneity in fault fracture energy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Aochi, Hideo ^a   Ide, Satoshi ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FRACTURE; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67649836593     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008jb006034     Document Type: Article

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