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The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of November 10, 1946
Enrique Silgado F.
The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of November 10, 1946
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1946) 41 (2): 83-100
The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of November 10, 1946
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1946) 41 (2): 83-100
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Abstract
The November 1946 earthquake in Ancash department, Peru, was associated with vertical displacement of as much as 3.5 meters along a northwesttrending fault in the Quiches area. Displacement along a second fault parallel to the first indicates that block subsidence took place.
ISSN: 0037-1106
EISSN: 1943-3573
Coden: BSSAAP
Serial Title: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Serial Volume: 41
Serial Issue: 2
Title: The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of November 10, 1946
Author(s): Silgado F., Enrique
Pages: 83-100
Published: 1946
Text Language: English
Publisher: Seismological Society of America,
Berkeley, CA,
United States
Accession Number: 1951-003363
Categories: Seismology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. (incl. sketch map), 1951; Terremoto de Ancash (Peru) del 10 de noviembre de
S18°15'00" - N00°00'00", W81°10'00" - W70°00'00"
Source Note: [summ.]: Int. Geod. & Geophys. Union, Assoc. Seismol., s. A, Tr. Sci. f. 17, p. 189, 1950.
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States
Update Code: 1951
