The extended source
Posted in Seismic Source on August 26th, 2006 Comments Off
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 along the midatlantic ridges, the mountain belts and along major fault systems in the continental plates, i. e., zones with intensive [...]