Intraslab seismicity and thermal stress in the subducted Cocos plate beneath central Mexico

Tectonophysics

Volumn 420, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-408

  Manea, Vlad ^a   Manea, Marina ^a   Kostoglodov, Vladimir ^a   Sewell, Granville ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat subduction; Mexican subduction zone; Slab pull; Thermal stress; Torque balance

Indexed keywords

COCOS PLATE; EARTHQUAKE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY; SLAB; STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745210582     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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