The state of stress near the Mendocino triple junction from inversion of earthquake focal mechanisms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1263-1266

  Schwartz, Susan Y ^a   Hubert, Aurélia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FOCAL MECHANISMS INVERSION; HOLOCENE SURFACE UPLIFT; MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION STRESS STATE; RUPTURE;

SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKES; FOCAL MECHANISM; FOCAL MECHANISMS; INVERSION; STRESS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS;

PACIFIC, MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION;

EID: 0031147936     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01060     Document Type: Article

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