June 1, 1984Geophysical Journal International137 citationsOpen Access

The evolution of a thrust fault system: processes of rupture initiation, propagation and termination in the 1980 El Asnam (Algeria) earthquake

GKG. C. P. KingLawrence Livermore National Laboratory GYG. YieldingGeoscience Australia

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We discuss work completed to date on the 1980 Algerian earthquake, and introduce a description of the earthquake in terms of rupture propagation using the nomenclature of fracture mechanics.

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