Late Cenozoic tectonic deformation along the northern White Mountains, Mono and Inyo Counties, California
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Authors
Findley, David P.
Issue Date
1984
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Seismology , Tectonics , Geology , Earthquakes , White Mountains , Faults , Fault Scarps , Owens Valley , Mammoth Lakes , Seismic Gaps , Focal Mechanisms , California , Mono County , Inyo County , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection
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Abstract
Tectonic activity was studied along the northern White Mountains. The increase in seismic activity combined with the existence of numerous newly formed fault scarps suggest that region may be beginning a seismic gap filling cycle and preparing for a large stress drop earthquake.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)