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Source complexity of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake: Evidence for a slow after‐slip event

Masayuki Kikuchi; Hiroo Kanamori, and Kenji Satake · 1993

Catalogue summary

Teleseismic P and S waves from the 1988 Spitak earthquake disclose early strike-slip subevents followed by a slower dip-slip release carrying roughly two-fifths of the seismic moment.

Why this matters

The resolved rupture sequence supplies technical evidence for how simultaneous shortening and lateral motion shape destructive seismicity in Armenia and the wider Caucasus collision zone.

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Published in

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Year

1993

Language

English

DOI

10.1029/93jb01568

Citation

Masayuki Kikuchi; Hiroo Kanamori, and Kenji Satake 1993. Source complexity of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake: Evidence for a slow after‐slip event. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. https://doi.org/10.1029/93jb01568

Topics

Society, science, and public health

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