Anatomy of a small intraplate earthquake: A dissection of its rupture characteristics using regional data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-251

  Haddon, R A W ^a   Adams, John ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eastern North America; Fault slip; Green's function; Intraplate; Rupture propagation; Seismic spectra; Stress drop

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIP; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY; MONT LAURIER EARTHQUAKE 1990; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; STRESS DROP;

CANADA, QUEBEC;

EID: 0030885509     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01578.x     Document Type: Article

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