Evidence from precise earthquake hypocenters for segmentation of the San Andreas fault in San Gorgonio Pass

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3031-3044

  Magistrale, Harold ^a   Sanders, Christopher ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCAL MECHANISM; HYPOCENTRAL LOCATION; SEGMENTATION; SEISMICITY; STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN GORGONIO PASS;

EID: 0029729374     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03447     Document Type: Article

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