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The Triggering of Aftershocks: Part I: A Search for Tidal Periodicities in the 1989 Loma Prieta (California) Aftershock Sequence

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The spectrum of the 1989 Loma Prieta (California) aftershock sequence was examined for the existence of 12 and 24 hour tidal periods. Approximately 6000 aftershocks in the range ML≥1 were included in the study. No significant peaks were seen at the tidal periods. No evidence for tidal triggering of the aftershocks has been found.

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Mansinha, L., Kamal (1995). The Triggering of Aftershocks: Part I: A Search for Tidal Periodicities in the 1989 Loma Prieta (California) Aftershock Sequence. In: Console, R., Nikolaev, A. (eds) Earthquakes Induced by Underground Nuclear Explosions. NATO ASI Series, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57764-2_14

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