Characterisation of the seismological pattern in a slowly deforming intraplate region: Central and western France

Tectonophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 175-192

  Mazabraud, Yves ^a,c   Béthoux, Nicole ^a   Deroussi, Sébastien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Central western France; Density contrasts; Fault intersection; Heat flow; Intraplate seismicity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; HEAT FLOW; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 13344262791     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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