Stress pattern in the double seismic zone beneath Cook Inlet, south-central Alaska

Tectonophysics

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Ratchkovsky, Natalia A ^a   Pujol, Jose ^b   Biswas, Niren N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Benioff zone; Earthquakes; Stress; Subduction

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; EARTHQUAKE; STRESS; SUBDUCTION;

USA, ALASKA, COOK INLET;

EID: 0031417944     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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