Tectonic significance of an earthquake sequence in the Zacoalco half-graben, Jalisco, Mexico

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 557-565

  Pacheco, Javier F ^a   Mortera Gutiérrez, Carlos A ^a   Delgado, Hugo ^a   Singh, Shri K ^a   Valenzuela, Raúl W ^a   Shapiro, Nicolai M ^a   Santoyo, Miguel A ^a   Hurtado, Alejandro ^a   Barrón, Ricardo ^a   Gutiérrez Moguel, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; HALF GRABEN; LISTRIC FAULT; NORMAL FAULT; TECTONICS;

MEXICO;

EID: 6744236259     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(99)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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