The structure and fault activity of the Makran accretionary prism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Smith, Gemma ^a   McNeill, Lisa ^a   Henstock, Imothy J ^a   Bull, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACTIVE FAULT; CONVERGENT MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT GEOMETRY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SWATH BATHYMETRY; THRUST FAULT; TSUNAMI;

MAKRAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84864575355     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009312     Document Type: Article

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