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Title
Cascadia Subduction Zone and Related Subduction Systems: Seismic Structure, Intraslab Earthquakes and Processes, and Earthquake Hazards.
File
PB2006105499.pdf
Author(s)
Kirby, S.; Wang, K.; Dunlop, S.
Source
August 2002, 186 p.
Identifying Number(s)
USGS/OFR-02-328
Abstract
Contents: Summary and Introduction; Cascadia Subduction System: Setting and Structure; Cascadia Slab Earthquakes; Intraslab Earthquakes in Warm Slab Settings Worldwide; Intraslab and Intraplate Radiated Earthquake Energies Worldwide; Models; Ground Motion Prediction and Hazard Appraisal; and Relevant Initiatives.
Keywords
Cascadia subduction zone; Plate tectonics; Hazards; Tomography; Meetings; Velocity; Seismicity; Subduction zones; Earthquakes