Crustal stress and tectonics in Norwegian regions determined from earthquake focal mechanisms

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 167, Issue , 2000, Pages 429-439

  Lindholm, Conrad D ^a   Bungum, Hilmar ^a   Hicks, Erik ^a   Villagran, Mario ^b  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

^b Nuclear Research Centre of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; STRESS; TECTONICS;

NORTH SEA; NORWAY; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0034043695     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.167.01.17     Document Type: Article

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