GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SYNTHESIS OF THE TECTONICS OF PORTIONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND ALASKA

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Research Article| October 01, 1957 GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SYNTHESIS OF THE TECTONICS OF PORTIONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND ALASKA PIERRE ST AMAND PIERRE ST AMAND U. S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA AND SEISMOLOGICAL LABORATORY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 220 N. SAN RAFAEL, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, CONTRIBUTION NO. 721 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1957) 68 (10): 1343–1370. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1957)68[1343:GAGSOT]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 01 May 1955 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation PIERRE ST AMAND; GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SYNTHESIS OF THE TECTONICS OF PORTIONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND ALASKA. GSA Bulletin 1957;; 68 (10): 1343–1370. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1957)68[1343:GAGSOT]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The seismic activity of Alaska is associated with the Aleutian Island arc and with a line of faulting in southeastern Alaska that appears to be the northward extension of the San Andreas fault system. The activity in western Alaska is enhanced where the Aleutian Range intersects the Alaska Range. It is again enhanced where the Chugach Range intersects the Aleutian Range.The Denali fault can be traced from the Bering Sea through the Kuskokwim Mountains, past Mt. McKinley, to a point past Lake Dezadeash. Here it is joined by a line of faulting associated with a northern extension of the San Andreas system.A similar line of faulting runs from Lake Clark past Anthracite Ridge to join the faulting in southeastern Alaska.It is suggested that the major Yakutat Bay earthquakes took glace on a very long, straight lateral fault running from north of Yakutat Bay to south of the Queen Charlotte Islands.The Denali fault is thought to be right lateral strike slip in habit, with over 150 miles of movement.Seismic data and geologic observations indicate that the north Pacific Basin, from Baja California to the Kurile Islands at least, is and has been for a long time, rotating counterclockwise. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.