Thrust geometries in unconsolidated Quaternary sediments and evolution of the Eupchon Fault, southeast Korea

Island Arc

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-415

  Kim, Young Seog ^a   Park, Joon Young ^a   Kim, Jeong Hwan ^a   Shin, Hyeon Cho ^b   Sanderson, David J ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Power Engineering Company   (South Korea)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eupchon; Geometry; Quaternary; Reactivation; Southeast Korea; Thrust fault; Unconsolidated sediment

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FAULT SLIP; QUATERNARY; REVERSE FAULT; STRESS FIELD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 4243087006     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2004.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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