Enhanced intraplate seismicity along continental margins: Some causes and consequences

Tectonophysics

Volumn 457, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 197-208

  Sandiford, Mike ^a   Egholm, David Lundbek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Australia; In situ stress; Intraplate seismicity; Passive margins; Structural reactivation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HEAT FLOW; IN SITU STRESS; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MODELING; MOHO; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMICITY; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 51749118693     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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