Holocene paleoseismicity, temporal clustering, and probabilities of future large (M > 7) earthquakes on the Wasatch fault zone, Utah

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 6233-6253

  McCalpin, J P ^a,d   Nishenko, S P ^b,c  

^a GEO HAZ Consulting   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d GEO HAZ Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; PALAEOSEISMICITY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMIC HAZARD;

USA, UTAH, WASATCH FAULT ZONE;

EID: 0029753025     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02851     Document Type: Article

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