Active Faults on Northeastern Kodiak Island, Alaska

Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 167-184

  Carver, G ^a,b   Sauber, J ^c   Lettis, W ^d   Witter, R ^e   Whitney, B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carver Geologic Inc   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d William Lettis and Associates   (United States)

^e Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake zones Alaska; Geodynamics Alaska; Geology, Structural Alaska

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALASKA EARTHQUAKES; CRUSTAL EARTHQUAKES; EARTHQUAKE ZONES; HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS; LATEST PLEISTOCENE; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

FAULTING;

EID: 84862692321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/179GM09     Document Type: Chapter

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