Seismic activity and faulting associated with a large underground nuclear explosion
Dates
Publication Date
1969
Citation
Seismic activity and faulting associated with a large underground nuclear explosion; 1969; Article; Journal; Science; Hamilton, R. M.; Mckeown, F. A.; Healy, J. H.
Summary
The 1.1-megaton nuclear test Benham caused movement on previously mapped faults and was followed by a sequence of small earthquakes. These effects were confined to a zone extending not more than 13 kilometers from ground zero; they are apparently related to the release of natural tectonic strain.
Summary
The 1.1-megaton nuclear test Benham caused movement on previously mapped faults and was followed by a sequence of small earthquakes. These effects were confined to a zone extending not more than 13 kilometers from ground zero; they are apparently related to the release of natural tectonic strain.
