Depth extent of damage zones around the central Calaveras fault from waveform analysis of repeating earthquakes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1817-1830

  Zhao, Peng ^a   Peng, Zhigang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault zone rheology, earthquake ground motions; Fractures and faults; Site effects; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

CODA; FAULT ZONE; GROUND MOTION; RHEOLOGY; RUPTURE; S-WAVE; SITE EFFECT; TRAVEL TIME; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; MORGAN HILL; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450203504     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04385.x     Document Type: Article

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