Seismicity in the outer rise-forearc region and configuration of the subducting lithosphere with special reference to the Japan Trench

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27811-27831

  Kao, Honn ^a   Chen, Wang Ping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENT; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTED SLAB; SUBDUCTING SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

PACIFIC, JAPAN TRENCH;

EID: 0030441754     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01760     Document Type: Article

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