Time-clustering behavior in the sequence of the aftershocks of the Al-Hoceima (Morocco) 24 February 2004 earthquake

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2063-2066

  Telesca, L ^a   Rouai, M ^b   Cherkaoui, T E ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AL HOCEIMA; MOROCCO; TAZA-AL HOCEIMA-TAOUNATE;

EID: 77950350426     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-2063-2009     Document Type: Article

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