Small-scale faulting, topographic steps and seismic ruptures in the Alhambra (Granada, southeast Spain)

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-227

  Azanon J M ^a   Azor, A ^a   Booth Rea, G ^b   Torcal, F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d Campus Universitario de Cartuja s n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Betic Cordillera; Co seismic damage; Normal faults

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; PALEOSEISMICITY;

ANDALUCIA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2342572956     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.838     Document Type: Article

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