The 2011 Northern Kermadec earthquake doublet and subduction zone faulting interactions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-261

  Todd, Erin K ^a   Lay, Thorne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake Doublet; Intraplate Rupture; Kermadec; Outer Rise; Seismic Hazard; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; BODY WAVE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULTING; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; THRUST FAULT; TRENCH;

KERMADEC ARC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84871866320     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009711     Document Type: Article

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