Studies of Wadati-Benioff zone seismicity of the Anchorage, Alaska, Region

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 1 B, 2007, Pages 52-62

  Veilleux, Annette M ^a,b   Doser, Diane I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b ION GEOPHYSICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT INVERSION; DOUBLE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; DUCTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; INTENSE DEFORMATION; MOTION DATA; PACIFIC PLATES; STUDY AREAS; VERTICAL FAULT;

EARTHQUAKES;

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS);

EID: 69549089496     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120060128     Document Type: Article

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