Structure, deformation, and strength of the Loma Prieta Fault, northern California, USA, as inferred from the 1989-1990 Loma Prieta aftershock sequence

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 119, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 1079-1106

  Twiss, Robert J ^a   Unruh, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b William Lettis and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Brittle deformation; Fault zones; Inversion; Loma Prieta earthquake; Partitioning; Rotation; Strain; Strength

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCKS; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONES;

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; SHOCK WAVES; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

EARTHQUAKES;

AFTERSHOCK; BLOCK ROTATION; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989;

EID: 34648819812     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25976.1     Document Type: Article

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