Andean earthquakes triggered by the 2010 Maule, Chile (Mw 8.8) earthquake: Comparisons of geodetic, seismic and geologic constraints

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-39

  Scott, Chelsea ^a   Lohman, Rowena ^a   Pritchard, Matthew ^a   Alvarado, Patricia ^b   Sánchez, Gerado ^b  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Satellite geodesy; Seismic cycle related deformations; Stresses: crust and lithosphere; Tectonic deformation

Indexed keywords

CHILE EARTHQUAKE 2010; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEODESY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THRUST; UPPER CRUST;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; CATAMARCA; CHILE; MAULE; MENDOZA; SALTA [ARGENTINA];

EID: 84890958516     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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