Multiple late Holocene earthquakes along the Reelfoot fault, central New Madrid seismic zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 6151-6170

  Kelson, Keith I ^a   Simpson, Gary D ^a   VanArsdale, Roy B ^b   Haraden, Colleen C ^a   Lettis, William R ^a  

^a William Lettis and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SCARP; HOLOCENE; PALAEOSEISMICITY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; TRENCH;

USA, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 0029770072     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb01815     Document Type: Article

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