Induced stresses and fault potential in eastern Canada due to a realistic load: A preliminary analysis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 215-229

  Wu, Patrick ^a   Hasegawa, Henry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Faulting; Postglacial rebound; Seismicity; Stress

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL; FAULTING; LOAD MODEL; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; STRESS;

CANADA;

EID: 0030499544     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb01546.x     Document Type: Article

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