Focal depths of earthquakes in the Baikal region: A review

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-229

  Radziminovich, N A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baikal rift zone; Earthquake; Location of hypocentres; Source depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950487373     PISSN: 10693513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1069351310030043     Document Type: Review

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