State of stress pattern along the prominent faults and geodynamics of the northeast India and its vicinity

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1241-1248

  Ram, Shiv Chand ^a   Ram, Avadh ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Faults; Geodynamics; NE India; Seismicity; Stress pattern

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; INDIAN PLATE; PLATE MOTION; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

YOMA;

EID: 34548018282     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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