Seismotectonic and stress distribution in the central Chile subduction zone

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-22

  Pardo, M ^a   Comte, D ^a   Monfret, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Central Chile; Flat slab; Nazca place; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; NAZCA PLATE; SEISMOTECTONICS; SLAB; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHILE;

EID: 0036259962     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(02)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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