Earthquake deformation in the northwestern Sierras Pampeanas of Argentina based on seismic waveform modelling

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-218

  Alvarado, Patricia ^a,b   Ramos, Victor A ^a,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andean foreland; Crustal earthquakes; Neotectonics; Seismic hazard; Sierras Pampeanas

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; DATA INVERSION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; MOMENT TENSOR; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE;

ARGENTINA; SIERRA DE VALASCO; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS;

EID: 79451475560     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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