Geometry and state of stress of the Wadati-benioff zone in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Bravo, Hugo ^a   Rebollar, Cecilio J ^b   Uribe, Antonio ^a   Jimenez, Oscar ^a  

^a Departamento de Sismotectonica   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Seismicity; Stress distribution; Wadati Benioff zone

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; MOMENT TENSOR; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 3242750589     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002854     Document Type: Article

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