Evolution of the temporal multifractal scaling properties of the Chiayi earthquake (M L=6.4), Taiwan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 546-547, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Tang, Yi Jiun ^a   Chang, Young Fo ^a   Liou, Tai Sheng ^a   Chen, Chien Chih ^b   Wu, Yih Min ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Multifractal; Precursor of a large earthquake; Seismicity; Seismogenic regimes

Indexed keywords

FAULT SYSTEM; LOCAL FAULTS; MONOFRACTAL; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTI-FRACTAL PROPERTY; MULTIFRACTAL SCALING; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGENIC REGIMES; SOURCE VOLUME; STEEP SLOPE;

FAULTING; FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EARTHQUAKES;

AFTERSHOCK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FORESHOCK; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

CHIAYI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861459868     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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