Connecting near-field and far-field earthquake triggering to dynamic strain

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Van Der Elst, Nicholas J ^a   Brodsky, Emily E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; GROUND MOTION; PROBABILITY; SEISMICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 77955366765     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006681     Document Type: Article

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