Microseismicity and stress in the vicinity of the Alpine Fault, central Southern Alps, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Boese, C M ^a   Townend, J ^a   Smith, E ^a   Stern, T ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; RELIEF; SEISMICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

ANDERSONIA;

EID: 84857075022     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008460     Document Type: Article

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