Strain accumulation and rotation in the Eastern California Shear Zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B10, 2001, Pages 21995-22007

  Savage, J C ^a   Gan, Weijun ^a,b   Svarc, J L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; PLATE MOTION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE; TECTONIC ROTATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035161030     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb000127     Document Type: Article

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