Geophysical and geological analysis of fault activity and seismic history of the Obion River Area, New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), Western Tennessee, USA

Thesis advisor: John Ebel === The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is well known for producing some of the largest intra-cratonic earthquakes within the North American Plate. The common hypothesis for the geological structure within the NMSZ is that stress is released across three major faults: the C...

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Main Author: Martin, Jake Joseph
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103595