Strong ground motions generated by earthquakes on creeping faults

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3870-3875

  Harris, Ruth A ^a   Abrahamson, Norman A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

creeping faults; earthquakes; San Andreas fault system; strong ground motions

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; LOCKS (FASTENERS); STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CREEPING FAULTS; GROUND MOTIONS; GROUND-SHAKING; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRAIN-RELIEVING; STRONG GROUND MOTION;

FAULT SLIPS;

CREEP; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; GROUND MOTION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902041036     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060228     Document Type: Article

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