Evolution of stress in Southern California for the past 200 years from coseismic, postseismic and interseismic stress changes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1164-1179

  Freed, Andrew M ^a   Ali, Syed Tabrez ^a   Bürgmann, Roland ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Coulomb; Earthquake; Triggering; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPPER CRUST;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250189919     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03391.x     Document Type: Article

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