Pervasive lower-crustal seismic anisotropy in Southern California: Evidence for underplated schists and active tectonics
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Crustal geophysics and seismicity in southern California
S U M M A R Y The geographical distribution of the (1981–2005) seismicity in southern California forms a ±150 km broad zone adjacent to the Pacific–North America plate boundary, ranging from depths of ∼1–∼30 km, with the bulk of the focal depths in the range of 2–12 km. The distribution of the seismicity that includes both mainshock–aftershock sequences and background events is affected by both...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lithosphere
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1947-4253,1941-8264
DOI: 10.1130/l126.1