Application of fractal in marine sciences: Study of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake (Mw 9.3) sequence in Andaman-Nicobar islands

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-140

  Bhattacharya, Pankaj Mala ^a   Kayal, J R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Earthquake hypocenters; Fractal dimension; Heterogeneity; Seismogenic

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; OCEAN BASIN; SEAFLOOR; SPREADING CENTER; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; THRUST;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69249185396     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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