Seismic characteristics and kinematic models of makkah and central red sea regions

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Al Saud, Mashael M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fault plane solutions; Makkah; Red sea; Slip vectors

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; SEISMIC ZONE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC PLATE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

INDIAN OCEAN; JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77957558085     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-008-0004-2     Document Type: Article

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