A preliminary report on the Tehuacán, México earthquake of June 15, 1999 (Mw = 7.0)

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 489-504

  Singh, S K ^a,b   Ordaz, M ^a,b   Pacheco, J F ^a   Quaas, R ^a,b   Alcantara L ^a   Alcocer, S ^a,b   Gutierrez, C ^b   Meli, R ^a,b   Ovando, E ^a   Aguilar, G ^b   Aguirre, J ^a   Almora, D ^a   Anderson, J G ^c   Ayala, M ^a   Castro, G ^a   Duran, R ^b   Estrada, J ^a   Flores, L ^b   Gonzalez, G ^d   Guevara, E ^b   Lazares, F ^a   Lermo, J ^a   Lopez, B ^b   Lopez, O ^b   Macias M ^a   Mikumo, T ^a   Mortera, C ^a   Ortega, M ^b   Ortiz, J L ^a   Pacheco, M A ^b   Perez, C ^a   Perez, J ^a   Posada, A E ^c,d   Reinoso, E ^a   Ruiz, R ^b   Sandoval, H ^a   Shapiro, N ^a   Torres, M ^a   Uribe, C ^b   Vazquez R ^a   Velasco, J M ^a   Ylizaliturri, J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0001112786     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.70.5.489     Document Type: Article

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