Evidence for seismogenic normal faults at shallow dips in continental rifts

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 187, Issue , 2001, Pages 305-318

  Abers, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIP; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PLANE; NORMAL FAULT;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0035719334     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.187.01.15     Document Type: Article

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