Simple and reliable finite fault solutions for large earthquakes using the W-phase: The Maule (Mw = 8.8) and Tohoku (Mw = 9.0) earthquakes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 3591-3595

  Benavente, Roberto ^a   Cummins, Phil R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

finite fault inversion; Maule 2010 earthquake; rapid source characterization; Tohoku 2011 earthquake; W phase

Indexed keywords

2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKES; COSEISMIC SLIP DISTRIBUTION; FINITE FAULT INVERSIONS; FINITE-FAULT SOLUTIONS; MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTIONS; RUPTURE VELOCITIES; SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION; W PHASE;

FAULTING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKES;

CHILE EARTHQUAKE 2010; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; FAULT; SLIP RATE; TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE 2011; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880379851     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50648     Document Type: Article

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