A comparison of the orientation of joints with the focal mechanisms of earthquakes in the Alpine region

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A. E. SCHEIDEGGER

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ABSTRACT - It is well known that the principal tectonic stress directions in
an area can be determined from earthquake fault plane solutions. Recently, a
method has been developed by which these directions can also be determined
from measurements of the orientation of joints in an area. In the present paper,
a comparison is attempted between the directions calculated by the two methods
for the Alpine region. It is shown that in Switzerland the agreement between
the two methods is good.

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SCHEIDEGGER, A. E. (1977) “A comparison of the orientation of joints with the focal mechanisms of earthquakes in the Alpine region”, Annals of Geophysics, 30(3-4), pp. 260–268. doi: 10.4401/ag-4822.
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