2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake 1-1-001-337-4330-337 and transcurrent regimes

and transcurrent regimes

A regional paper interprets the "Taconic"-Carolinian suture and the Laurentian margin through the central Appalachians and offshore continental margin

the final chapter analyzes paleoseismic data from the perspective of seismic hazard assessment

Oval intracontinental orogens (a new type of tectonic unit) were also formed under the influence of mantle plumes

while looking ahead to future advancements

2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake 1-1-001-337-4330-337 and transcurrent regimesFull Title: The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake, and Its Significance for Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America Editors: J. Wright Horton Jr., Martin C. Chapman, and Russell A. Green The magnitude ~5. 8 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake of 2011 was the largest to occur in the Appalachian region in more than 100 years. It was felt over much of the eastern U. S. and southeastern Canada, caused significant damage from central Virginia to the National