Mechanical validation of the three-dimensional intersection geometry between the Puente Hills blind-thrust system and the Whittier fault, Los Angeles, California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 493-505

  Griffith, W A ^a   Cooke, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; HAZARDS; STRAIN;

COYOTE HILLS SEGMENT; PUENTE HILLS BLIND-THRUST SYSTEM; WHITTIER FAULT;

SEISMOLOGY;

FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542636462     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120030094     Document Type: Article

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