Tectonics and seismicity of the southern Washington Cascade range

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 1 SUPPL. A, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Stanley, W D ^a   Johnson, S Y ^a   Qamar, A I ^b   Weaver, C S ^b   Williams, J M ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; OBLIQUE SUBDUCTION; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION; VOLCANISM;

USA, WASHINGTON, CASCADES;

EID: 0030455191     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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