Paleoseismologic evidence for an early to mid-Holocene age of the most recent surface rupture on the Hollywood fault, Los Angeles, California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 334-344

  Dolan, James F ^a   Stevens, Donovan ^a   Rockwell, Thomas K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULTING; HOLOCENE; PALEOSEISMICITY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034086077     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0119990096     Document Type: Article

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