Thermal and rheological constraints on the earthquake depth distribution in the Charlevoix, Canada, intraplate seismic zone

Tectonophysics

Volumn 257, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 55-69

  Lamontagne, Maurice ^a   Ranalli, Giorgio ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE/DUCTILE TRANSITION; EARTHQUAKE DEPTH; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC ZONE; THERMAL REGIME;

CANADA, QUEBEC, CHARLEVOIX;

EID: 0029777003     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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