Variations in the frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes with depth in the Koyna-Warna region, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-334

  Singh, Chandrani ^a   Chadha, R K ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

B Value; Koyna; Pore fluid; Stress

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; RUPTURE; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA; KOYNA; MAHARASHTRA; WARNA;

EID: 77953617528     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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