Review of active faults in the Borborema Province, Intraplate South America - Integration of seismological and paleoseismological data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 510, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 269-290

  Bezerra, Francisco H R ^a   do Nascimento, Aderson F ^a   Ferreira, Joaquim M ^a   Nogueira, Francisco C ^b   Fuck, Reinhardt A ^c   Neves, Benjamim B Brito ^d   Sousa, Maria O L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active fault; Intraplate South America; Neotectonics; Paleoseismicity; Pore pressure; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

INDUCED SEISMICITY; PORE PRESSURE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

ACTIVE FAULT; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EARTHQUAKES;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; FOLIATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PALEOSEISMICITY; PORE PRESSURE; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ VEIN; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UPPER CRUST;

BORBOREMA; BRAZIL;

EID: 80053221485     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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