Paleoseismology of the Marquesado-La Rinconada thrust system, Eastern Precordillera of Argentina

Excavated trenches at two sites across the Marquesado–La Rinconada fault system along the eastern Precordilleran front south of San Juan, Argentina, reveal the earthquake history of this rapidly urbanizing region. Interpretation of earthquakes is based on both the generation of colluvial wedges and...

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Main Authors: Thomas K. Rockwell, Carlos H. Costa, Andrew J. Meigs, Daniel Ragona, Lewis A. Owen, Madhav Krishna Murari, Eulalia Masana, Andrés D. Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1032357/full