SEISMOTECTONICS OF THE CANARY-ISLANDS

被引：69

作者：

MEZCUA, J ^{[1
]}

BUFORN, E ^{[1
]}

UDIAS, A ^{[1
]}

RUEDA, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV COMPLUTENSE MADRID,DEPT GEOFIS,MADRID 3,SPAIN

来源：

TECTONOPHYSICS | 1992年 / 208卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0040-1951(92)90440-H

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

A revision of the seismicity, both historical and instrumental for the Canary Islands is presented. The occurrence on May 9, 1989 of an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 between the islands Gran Canaria and Tenerife, followed by a large number of aftershocks have been interpreted on seismotectonic grounds. The main conclusion is that a horizontal compressional stress regime in NW SE direction is present in the region which is compatible with the tectonics in the northwestern part of the African continent.

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页码：447 / 452

页数：6

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