Relatively simple through-going fault planes at large-earthquake depth may be concealed by the surface complexity of strike-slip faults

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 290, Issue , 2007, Pages 189-201

  Graymer, R W ^a   Langenheim, V E ^a   Simpson, R W ^a   Jachens, R C ^a   Ponce, D A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BENDING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMIC ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549150225     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP290.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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