Estimation of the paleoepicentral area from the spatial gradient of deformation in lacustrine seismites (Tierras Blancas Basin, Mexico)

Quaternary International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 66-78

  Rodriguez Pascua M A ^a   Garduno Monroy V H ^b   Israde Alcantara I ^b   Perez Lopez R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LIQUEFACTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEISMITE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 77953024500     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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