Geological and geophysical evidence for large palaeo-earthquakes with surface faulting in the Roer Graben (northwest Europe)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-362

  Camelbeeck, Thierry ^a   Meghraoui, Mustapha ^a,b  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Earthquakes; Normal faulting; Roer Graben

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULTING; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKE; SEISMOGENIC FAULT;

BELGIUM, ROER GRABEN;

EID: 0031833767     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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