The seismicity of the Antarctic plate

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 425, Issue , 2007, Pages 285-298

  Reading, Anya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Magnitude threshold; Passive margin; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE CONTROL; TECTONICS;

ANTARCTIC; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; MAGNITUDE THRESHOLD; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMICITY;

EARTHQUAKES;

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMICITY;

ANTARCTICA; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS;

EID: 75749117974     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2425(18)     Document Type: Article

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