Upwarped high velocity mafic crust, subsurface tectonics and causes of intraplate Latur-Killari (M 6.2) and Koyna (M 6.3) earthquakes, India - A comparative study

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 781-795

  Pandey, O P ^a   Chandrakala, K ^a   Parthasarathy, G ^a   Reddy, P R ^a   Reddy, G Koti ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Geochemical data; Granulites; Intraplate seismicity; Killari borehole; Latur and Koyna earthquakes; Mantle heat flow; Regional uplift

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRANULITE FACIES; GRAVITY SURVEY; HEAT FLOW; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; P-WAVE; PALEOSEISMICITY; PRECAMBRIAN; RHEOLOGY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KILLARI; KOYNA; LATUR; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 60749128308     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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