Crustal Structure in a Mesozoic Extensional Terrane: The South Georgia Rift and the Epicentral Area of the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake

On August 31, 1886 a large scale earthquake occurred in Summerville, S.C. causing severe damage in the coastal city of Charleston. Although intensive geological and geophysical studies have been conducted in the area, uncertainty remains about the details of the event. Recently evidence from seismi...

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Main Author: Buckner, Jesse Conard
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31210
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02112011-112824/