Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of Switzerland: Best estimates and uncertainties

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-478

  Wiemer, Stefan ^a   Giardini, Domenico ^a   Fäh, Donat ^a   Deichmann, Nicholas ^a   Sellami, Souad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

PSHA; Seismic hazard; Seismicity rates; Seismotectonics; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 68349117162     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9138-7     Document Type: Article

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