Persistent elastic behavior above a megathrust rupture patch: Nias island, West Sumatra

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Briggs, Richard W ^a,b   Sieh, Kerry ^a,c   Amindon, William H ^a   Galetzka, John ^a   Prayudi, Dudi ^d   Suprihanto, Imam ^e   Sastra, Nugraha ^d   Suwargadi, Bambang ^d   Natawidjaj, Danny ^d   Farr, Thomas G ^f  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^e NONE

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FOREARC BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; RUPTURE; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NIAS; NORTH SUMATRA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 61549139440     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005684     Document Type: Article

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