Historical surface faulting in the Basin and Range province, western North America: implications for fault segmentation

A moment magnitude scale

Thomas C. Hanks, Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 3.9K citations · Full text

Measurement Theory, Engineering, Magnitudes M L +17

Fault behavior and characteristic earthquakes: Examples from the Wasatch and San Andreas Fault Zones

David P. Schwartz, Kevin J. Coppersmith · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1984 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Normal faulting in the upper continental crust: observations from regions of active extension

James Jackson, Nicky White · Journal of Structural Geology · 1989 · 551 citations

Geophysics, Fault Geometry, Engineering +14

Earthquake faulting as a structural process

Richard H. Sibson · Journal of Structural Geology · 1989 · 444 citations

Earthquake Engineering, Engineering, Seismic Cycle +7