Crustal seismicity in central Chile

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 759-768

  Barrientos, S ^a   Vera, E ^b   Alvarado, P ^c   Monfret, T ^d  

^a International Data Centre   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Orientation; Recurrence intervals; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SEISMICITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3242707105     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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