Seismic hazard maps of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America

Tectonophysics

Volumn 390, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 159-175

  Tanner, James G ^a   Shedlock, Kaye M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c National Space Science Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground motion; Peak ground acceleration; Plate boundary; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

GROUND MOTION; MAPPING METHOD; PEAK ACCELERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 6444237918     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.03.033     Document Type: Article

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