Active seismic deformation in the grabens of Northern Central America and its relationship to the relative motion of the North America - Caribbean plate boundary

Tectonophysics

Volumn 337, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 39-51

  Guzmán Speziale, Marco ^a  

^a CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Central America; Extension rate; North America Caribbean plate boundary; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRABEN; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMICITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0034887142     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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