Thermoluminescence dating of Australian palaeo-earthquakes
January 1, 1994
Thermoluminescence (TL) dating is a useful tool for determining the age of prehistoric earthquakes by dating deposits that are stratigraphically related to fault scarps that formed during the earthquakes. TL dating of aeolian sand in the area of the 1988 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, earthquakes provides evidence that similar earthquakes have not ruptured the causative faults for at least 50 ka. Pilot TL measurements of deposits associated with the Roopena and Ash Ridge fault scarps near Whyalla on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, suggest an age of 140 ka for the Quaternary deposits associated with the formation of the scarps. ?? 1994.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Title | Thermoluminescence dating of Australian palaeo-earthquakes |
| Authors | J.T. Hutton, J.R. Prescott, J. R. Bowman, M.N.E. Dunham, A. J. Crone, M. N. Machette, C.R. Twidale |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Quaternary Science Reviews |
| Index ID | 70017608 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |