A seismotectonic study of the Southeastern Alaska Region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 497, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 105-113

  Doser, Diane I ^a   Rodriguez, Hugo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b SandRidge Energy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation near eastern Yakutat microplate; Glacial unloading; Relation of seismicity to aeromagnetics; Southeastern Alaska seismicity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; CRUSTAL UPLIFT; DENALI FAULT; FAULT ORIENTATIONS; FAULT SYSTEM; FOCAL MECHANISM; GLACIAL UNLOADING; ICE SHEET; MICROPLATES; PACIFIC PLATES; RELATION OF SEISMICITY TO AEROMAGNETICS; RUPTURE ZONE; SEISMOTECTONICS; SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA SEISMICITY; STUDY AREAS;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; UNLOADING;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; MICROPLATE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; RUPTURE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650514266     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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