A P- and SH-wave seismic reflection investigation of the Kentucky Bend scarp in the New Madrid seismic zone

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Woolery, Edward W ^a   Wang, Zhenming ^b   Street, Ron L ^a   Harris, James B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT; P WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SH WAVE;

USA, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 0029776228     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.67.2.67     Document Type: Article

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