Intrusions and anomalous Vp/Vs ratios associated with the New Madrid seismic zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Powell, Christine A ^a   Withers, Mitchell M ^a   Deshon, Heather R ^a   Dunn, Meredith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; ARRIVAL TIME; BASEMENT ROCK; FAULT; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; WAVE VELOCITY;

MISSOURI; NEW MADRID; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS;

EID: 77956217249     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007107     Document Type: Article

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