Characterization of regional seismic source zones in and around India

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-85

  Kolathayar, Sreevalsa ^a   Sitharam, T G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY;

INDIA;

EID: 84855763570     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.83.1.77     Document Type: Article

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