Seismotectonics in the Pamir: An oblique transpressional shear and south-directed deep-subduction model

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Zhang, Jiasheng ^a   Shan, Xinjian ^a   Huang, Xiongnan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Deep subduction of continental crust; Earthquake; Ramp thrusting; Seismotectonics; Transform fault

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; TRANSFORM FAULT; TRANSPRESSION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

HINDU KUSH;

EID: 79551533146     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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