Western Quebec seismic zone (Canada): Clustered, midcrustal seismicity along a Mesozoic hot spot track

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Ma, Shutian ^a   Eaton, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; HOT SPOT; MESOZOIC; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548418042     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004827     Document Type: Article

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