Gravity, magnetic, and high-precision relocated seismicity profiles suggest a connection between the Hayward and Calaveras Faults, northern California

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Ponce, D A ^a   Simpson, R W ^a   Graymer, R W ^a   Jachens, R C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Gravity; Hayward Fault; Magnetics; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444456492     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000684     Document Type: Article

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