Intraplate seismicity and related mantle hydration at the Nicaraguan trench outer rise

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 742-752

  Lefeldt, M ^a,b   Grevemeyer, I ^a,b   Gossler J ^a,c   Bialas, J ^a,b  

^a SFB574 ^*  (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c KUM Umwelt und Meerestechnik Kiel GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intra plate processes; Lithospheric flexure; Rheology: Mantle; Seismic tomography; Seismicity and tectonics; Subduction zone processes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FLEXURE; HYDRATION; HYDROPHONE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MANTLE PROCESS; MICROEARTHQUAKE; MOHO; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; NICARAGUA RISE;

EID: 67749145238     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04167.x     Document Type: Article

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