Geoseismological study of the Ziarat (Balochistan) earthquake (doublet?) of 28 October 2008

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-57

  Lisa, Mona ^a   Qasim Jan, M ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Focal mechanism solutions; seismicity pattern; Sulaiman fold and thrust belt; Urghargai Fault; Ziarat doublet earthquakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953354919     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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