A statistical analysis of earthquake focal mechanisms and epicenter locations in the Eastern Tennessee seismic zone

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1522-1536

  Chapman, M C ^b   Powell, C A ^c   Vlahovic, G ^c   Sibol, M S ^a,b  

^a ENSCO INC   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EPICENTRE LOCATION; FAULT LOCATION; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMIC ZONE;

USA, TENNESSEE, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0031462941     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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