Andersonian and Coulomb stresses in Central Costa Rica and its fault slip tendency potential: New insights into their associated seismic hazard

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-38

  López, Allan ^a  

^a Universidad Latina de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; COCOS PLATE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; COULOMB CRITERION; FAULT SLIP; FOCAL MECHANISM; MICROPLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

COSTA RICA;

ANDERSONIA;

EID: 84873020921     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP367.3     Document Type: Article

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