Geophysical investigation of the Denali fault and Alaska Range orogen within the aftershock zone of the October-November 2002, M = 7.9 Denali fault earthquake

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Fisher, Michael A ^a   Nokleberg, Warren J ^a   Ratchkovski, Natalia A ^b   Pellerin, Louise ^c   Glen, Jonathan M ^a   Brocher, Thomas M ^a   Booker, John ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Green Engineering Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Range; Crustal structure; Earthquakes; Magnetotelluric data; Potential field data; Seismic reflection data

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOTELLURIC; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA;

DEPTH INDICATORS; EARTHQUAKES; FRICTION; GRAVITATION; SEISMOLOGY; ZONING;

GEOPHYSICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; OROGENIC BELT; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

EID: 1842584888     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20127.1     Document Type: Article

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