Seismic and Bathymetric Evidence of a Fracture Zone on Gorda Ridge
Abstract
Swarms of seaquakes have been located hydroacoustically on Gorda Ridge near 41.5°N, 127.6°W, where detailed bathymetric charts indicate a slight dextral offset of the rift valley in the center of the ridge. It is suggested that a fracture zone may be nascent in the area.
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Volume 161 | Issue 3842
16 August 1968
16 August 1968
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