The magnitude distribution of earthquakes near Southern California faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Page, Morgan T ^a   Alderson, David ^b   Doyle, John ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; SEISMICITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055176339     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007933     Document Type: Article

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