A comparison of the orientation of joints with the focal mechanisms of earthquakes in the Alpine region

ABSTRACT - It is well known that the principal tectonic stress directions in<br />an area can be determined from earthquake fault plane solutions. Recently, a<br />method has been developed by which these directions can also be determined<br />from measureme...

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Main Author: A. E. SCHEIDEGGER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 1977-06-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4822