Recurrent Intraplate Tectonism in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

For the first time, New Madrid seismicity can be linked to specific structural features that have been reactivated through geologic time. Extensive seismic reflection profiling reveals major faults coincident with the main earthquake trends in the area and with structural deformation apparently caus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1980-08, Vol.209 (4460), p.971-976
Hauptverfasser: Zoback, M. D., Hamilton, R. M., Crone, A. J., Russ, D. P., McKeown, F. A., Brockman, S. R.
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Zusammenfassung:For the first time, New Madrid seismicity can be linked to specific structural features that have been reactivated through geologic time. Extensive seismic reflection profiling reveals major faults coincident with the main earthquake trends in the area and with structural deformation apparently caused by repeated episodes of igneous activity.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.209.4460.971