Earthquakes generated from bedding plane-parallel reverse faults above an active wedge thrust, Seattle fault zone

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 120, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1581-1597

  Kelsey, Harvey M ^a   Sherrod, Brian L ^b   Nelson, Alan R ^c   Brocher, Thomas M ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault bend folds; Paleoseismology; Relative; Reverse faults; Sea level; Seattle fault zone

Indexed keywords

FAULT-BEND FOLDS; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; RELATIVE; REVERSE FAULTS; SEATTLE FAULT ZONE;

COASTAL ZONES; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL;

SEISMOLOGY;

BEDDING PLANE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SCARP; FAULT ZONE; HOLOCENE; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET SOUND; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 69949142068     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26282.1     Document Type: Article

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