Seismogenic faulting in the Meruoca granite, NE Brazil, consistent with a local weak fracture zone

Seismogenic faulting in the Meruoca granite, NE Brazil, consistent with a local weak fracture zone

A sequence of earthquakes occurred in 2008 in the Meruoca granitic pluton, located in the northwestern part of the Borborema Province, NE Brazil. A seismological study defined the seismic activity occurring along the seismically-defined Riacho Fundo fault, a 081° striking, 8 km deep structure. The o...

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Main Authors: ANA CATARINA A. MOURA, PAULO H.S. DE OLIVEIRA, JOAQUIM M. FERREIRA, FRANCISCO H.R. BEZERRA, REINHARDT A. FUCK, ADERSON F. DO NASCIMENTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
granito Meruoca
falha Riacho Fundo
estudos de sismicidade
Lineamento Transbrasiliano
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