The understanding of the earthquake source experienced a significant progress when it was recognized that their occurrence is tightly linked to tectonic activity (Süss, 1873, 1875). Indeed, the most prominent seismoactive zones are found…
Concepts
The simplest description of the seismic source is the concept of a point source (see Fig. 1). Even though in contrast with common physical and geological concepts the point source is still used for certain purposes, such as earthquake geographics…