A re-evaluation of the great Aleutian and Chilean earthquakes of 1906 August 17

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 268-282

  Okal, Emile A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal mechanisms; Historical earthquakes; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; CHILE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BUCKLING; TSUNAMIS;

ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; EPICENTRAL AREA; FOCAL MECHANISM; GREAT EARTHQUAKE; HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES; HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATION; SOURCE MECHANISMS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 18944395170     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02582.x     Document Type: Article

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