Formation of forearc basins and their influence on subduction zone earthquakes

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-68

  Fuller, Christopher W ^a   Willett, Sean D ^a   Brandon, Mark T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical wedge; Forearc basins; Numerical modeling; Subduction thrust earthquakes; Subduction wedge; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL WEDGE; FOREARC BASINS; SUBDUCTION THRUST EARTHQUAKES; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; TECTONICS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; FOREARC BASIN; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 32244444914     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21828.1     Document Type: Article

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