Large earthquakes and creeping faults

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 169-198

  Harris, Ruth A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

aseismic slip; dynamic rupture; earthquakes; fault creep; seismic hazard; strong ground motions

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICS; HAZARDS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASEISMIC SLIP; DYNAMIC RUPTURES; FAULT CREEP; SEISMIC HAZARDS; STRONG GROUND MOTION;

EARTHQUAKES;

CREEP; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; SLIP; STRONG MOTION;

EID: 85014073800     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016RG000539     Document Type: Review

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