Seismogenic zone structure of the southern Middle America Trench, Costa Rica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  DeShon, H R ^a   Schwartz, S Y ^a   Bilek, S L ^b   Dorman, L M ^c   Gonzalez, V ^d   Protti, J M ^d   Flueh, E R ^e   Dixon, T H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Earthquake location; Quepos aftershocks; Seismogenic zone; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

COSTA RICAN MARGIN; MIDDLE AMERICA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 1442289243     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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