Evidence for aseismic deformation in the western transverse ranges, southern California: Implications for seismic risk assessment

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-274

  Duebendorfer, Ernest M ^a   Vermilye, Jan ^b   Geiser, Peter A ^c   Davis, Thomas L ^d  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CogniSeis Development Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d Davis and Namson Consult Geologists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

HISTORICAL SEISMICITY; LARGE EARTHQUAKES; LONG-TERM DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; PRESSURE SOLUTION; SEISMIC DEFICIENCIES; SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PALEOSEISMICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMICITY; DEFORMATION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

CALIFORNIA; TRANSVERSE RANGES; UNITED STATES; VENTURA BASIN; USA;

EID: 0031818374     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0271:EFADIT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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