Earthquakes in the Pamplona zone, Yakutat block, south central Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 24499-24511

  Doser, Diane I ^a   Pelton, John R ^b   Veilleux, Annette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS;

USA, ALASKA, YAKUTAT BLOCK;

EID: 0031409266     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb01729     Document Type: Article

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