Earthquake focal depths, effective elastic thickness, and the strength of the continental lithosphere

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 495-498

  Maggi, A ^a   Jackson, J A ^a   McKenzie, D ^a   Priestley, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Elastic thickness; Focal depth; Seismogenic crust

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MANTLE; ELASTIC THICKNESS; FOCAL DEPTH; LOWER CRUST; MOUNTAIN RANGES; SEISMOGENIC CRUST; SEISMOGENIC LAYERS;

EARTHQUAKES; TECTONICS;

LITHOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE; MOHO; MOUNTAIN; RHEOLOGY; SEISMICITY;

EID: 0034432388     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<495:EFDEET>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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