Holocene tectonics and fault reactivation in the foothills of the north Cascade Mountains, Washington

Geosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 827-852

  Sherrod, Brian L ^a   Barnett, Elizabeth ^a   Schermer, Elizabeth ^b   Kelsey, Harvey M ^c   Hughes, Jonathan ^d   Foit Jr , Franklin F ^e   Weaver, Craig S ^a   Haugerud, Ralph ^a   Hyatt, Tim ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Nooksack Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; LIDAR; NORMAL FAULT; OBLIQUE FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEISMIC HAZARD; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

BOULDER CREEK; CASCADE RANGE; PUGET LOWLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84881502074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00880.1     Document Type: Article

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