Constraining fault friction by re-examining earthquake nodal plane dips

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 671-680

  Middleton, Timothy A ^a,b   Copley, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental neotectonics; Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Fault zone rheology; Friction; Rheology and friction of fault zones

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL NEOTECTONICS; DIP-SLIP FAULTS; DYNAMICS AND MECHANICS OF FAULTING; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; RHEOLOGY AND FRICTION OF FAULT ZONES; SMALL DISPLACEMENT;

EARTHQUAKES; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; TRIBOLOGY;

FAULTING;

DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; FRICTION; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; RHEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84892447235     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt427     Document Type: Article

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