Role of unbalanced slab resistive force in the 2004 off Sumatra mega-earthquake (Mw > 9.0) event

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1749-1758

  Khan, Prosanta Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Flexing zone; Megathrust earthquake; Slab pull force; Slab resistive force; Stress loading

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; LOADING; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SLAB; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; GREAT NICOBAR; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; NICOBARS; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 80053448759     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0576-4     Document Type: Article

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