The Oaxaca earthquake of 30 September 1999 (Mw = 7.5): A normal-faulting event in the subducted cocos plate

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-78

  Singh, S K ^a   Ordaz, M ^a   Alcantara L ^a   Shapiro, N ^a   Kostoglodov, V ^a   Pacheco, J F ^a   Alcocer, S ^a,b,c   Gutierrez C ^b,c   Quaas, R ^a,b,c   Mikumo, T ^a   Ovando, E ^a   Aguirre, J ^a   Almora, D ^a   Anderson, J G ^d   Ayala, M ^a   Javier, C ^e   Castro, G ^a   Duran, R ^b   Espitia G ^b   Estrada, J ^a   Guevara, E ^b   Lermo, J ^a   Lopez, B ^b   Lopez, O ^b   Macias M ^a   Mena, E ^e   Ortega, M ^b   Perez, C ^a   Perez, J ^a   Romo, M ^a   Ramirez M ^b   Reyes, C ^b   Ruiz, R ^b   Sandoval, H ^a   Torres, M ^a   Vazquez E ^a   Vazquez R ^a   Velasco, J M ^a   Ylizaturri, J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres   (Mexico)

^c Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e Centro Nacional Alterno   (Mexico)

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EID: 0002355307     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.71.1.67     Document Type: Article

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