Displacement accumulation from earthquakes on isolated normal faults

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1685-1693

  Manzocchi, T ^a   Walsh, J J ^a   Nicol, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Characteristic earthquakes; Fault displacement; Fault growth; Faults; Gutenberg Richter

Indexed keywords

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GROWTH; FAULTS;

EARTHQUAKES; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT; SLIP;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33748470597     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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