Aeromagnetic mapping of Precambrian geological structures that controlled the 1968 Meckering earthquake (Ms 6.8): Implications for intraplate seismicity in Western Australia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 475, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 544-553

  Dentith, Mike ^a   Clark, Dan ^b   Featherstone, Will ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetics; Faulting; Intra plate seismicity; Meckering; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETICS; FAULTING; INTRA-PLATE SEISMICITY; MECKERING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EARTHQUAKES; LITHOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRATIGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULTING; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PRECAMBRIAN; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349100387     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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