Space geodetic evidence for rapid strain rates in the New Madrid seismic zone of central USA

Nature

Volumn 435, Issue 7045, 2005, Pages 1088-1090

  Smalley Jr , R ^a,b   Ellis, M A ^a,b   Paul, J ^a   Van Arsdale, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LIQUEFACTION; SEISMOLOGY; STRAIN RATE;

GEODECTIC EVIDENCE; GROUND SHAKING; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMICITY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; STRAIN RATE;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LIQUEFACTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEISMOLOGY; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TECTONIC PLATE; UNITED STATES;

NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21344432387     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03642     Document Type: Article

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