Relationship between bend-faulting at trenches and intermediate-depth seismicity

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Ranero, César R ^a,b   Villaseñor, Antonio ^c   Morgan, Jason Phipps ^d   Weinrebe, Wilhelm ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate depth seismicity; Plate bending and faulting; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845618225     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC000997     Document Type: Article

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