Correlations between solid tides and worldwide earthquakes M S ≥ 7.0 since 1900

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 587-590

  Chen, L ^a   Chen, J G ^b   Xu, Q H ^a  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Earthquake Administration of Hebei Province   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CORRELATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; LUNAR CYCLE; PERIODICITY; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE;

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

EID: 84861534382     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-587-2012     Document Type: Article

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