Paleoseismicity and Neotectonics of the Aleutian Subduction Zone-An Overview

Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 43-63

  Carver, Gary ^a,b   Plafker, George ^c,d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carver Geologic Inc   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Plafker Geohazard Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake zones Alaska; Geodynamics Alaska; Geology, Structural Alaska

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TSUNAMIS;

ALASKA EARTHQUAKES; EARTHQUAKE ZONES; LARGE SCALE STRUCTURES; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; SEISMIC BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE; SUBDUCTION EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84952780586     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/179GM03     Document Type: Chapter

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