Great earthquakes along the Western United States continental margin: implications for hazards, stratigraphy and turbidite lithology

We summarize the importance of great earthquakes (<i>M</i><sub>w</sub> ≳ 8) for hazards, stratigraphy of basin floors, and turbidite lithology along the active tectonic continental margins of the Cascadia subduction zone and the...

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Main Authors: C. H. Nelson, J. Gutiérrez Pastor, C. Goldfinger, C. Escutia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/3191/2012/nhess-12-3191-2012.pdf