The character of accelerations in the Mw 6.2 Christchurch earthquake

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 846-852

  Fry, B ^a   Benites, R ^a   Kaiser, A ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 80054774131     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.82.6.846     Document Type: Article

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