Relocations of earthquakes (1899-1917) in South-Central Alaska

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1461-1476

  Doser, Diane I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Historic earthquakes; Kodiak; Prince William Sound; Yakutat

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; SEISMICITY; SLAB;

ALASKA; KODIAK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES; YAKUTAT BAY;

EID: 33747171174     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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