Paleoseismological evidence for historical surface faulting in São Miguel island (Azores)

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Carmo, Rita ^a   Madeira, José ^b   Hipólito, Ana ^a   Ferreira, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Earthquake geology and paleoseismology; Seismic risk; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EURASIAN PLATE; FAULTING; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

AZORES; PORTUGAL; SAO MIGUEL;

EID: 84899948230     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4401/ag-6221     Document Type: Article

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