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The Origin of Intermediate and Deep Focus EarthquakesAn elastic plate model is used to describe the origin of intermediate and deep earthquakes. It is shown that the earth is covered by about eight tectonic plates that have relative motions; along plate boundary lines, one plate thrusting under the other, causes deflection and buckling of the elastic plate structure in regions of maximum curvature that may trigger earthquakes.
Document ID
19730023180
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Han-Shou Liu (Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Significant Accomplishments in Sciences: Goddard Space Flight Center, 1972
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-SP-331
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Significant Accomplishments in Sciences: Goddard Space Flight Center, 1972
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Country: US
Start Date: November 7, 1972
End Date: November 8, 1972
Sponsors: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Accession Number
73N31912
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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