Current deformation of the Himalaya-Tibet-Burma seismic belt: Inferences from seismic activity and strain rate analysis

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-496

  Rao, N Purnachandra ^a   Kumar, M Ravi ^a   Tsukuda, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULTING; GEODYNAMICS; PLATE MOTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRAIN RATE;

ASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0141905812     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(02)00153-9     Document Type: Article

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