Active tectonics of the South Caspian basin

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 214-245

  Jackson, James ^a   Priestley, Keith ^a   Allen, Mark ^b   Berberian, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CASP   (United Kingdom)

^c Najarian Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Focal mechanisms; South Caspian sea; Velocity structure

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; FAULTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC SETTING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CASPIAN SEA;

EID: 0036167823     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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