New Madrid seismicity, gravity anomalies, and interpreted ancient rift structures

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-610

  Braile, Lawrence W ^a   Hinze, William J ^a   Keller, G Randy ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY; RIFT;

USA, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 0031459125     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.68.4.599     Document Type: Article

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