Analysis of nonvolcanic tremor on the San Andreas fault near Parkfield, CA using U. S. Geological Survey Parkfield Seismic Array

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Fletcher, Jon B ^a   Baker, Lawrence M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; MICROTREMOR; MOHO; S-WAVE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; PARKFIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958142659     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007511     Document Type: Article

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