Rates and uncertainties on seismic moment and deformation in eastern Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Mazzotti, Stéphane ^a   Adams, John ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC MOMENT; STRAIN RATE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744591686     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003510     Document Type: Article

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