ROLE OF WEAK ZONE GEOMETRY AND RHEOLOGY IN THE GENERATION OF INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY
In intraplate seismic zones (e.g. the New Madrid Seismic Zone, NMSZ, in the southcentral United States), the source of stress that drives earthquake is very complex. Data from the NMSZ indicate 3 earthquake of magnitude M~7, occurring at an approximate interval of 500 years during the last 2000 year...
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UKnowledge
2005
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