Modern earthquake activity and the Norumbega fault zone

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 331, Issue , 1999, Pages 195-202

  Ebel, John E ^a   Spotila, James A ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES;

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; REGIONAL SCALE; SEISMIC MONITORING;

FAULTING;

ACTIVE FAULT; CENOZOIC; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; HOLOCENE;

CANADA; MAINE; NEW BRUNSWICK; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870955117     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2331-0.195     Document Type: Article

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