Precise Measurements Help Gauge Pacific Northwest's Earthquake Potential

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Volumn 79, Issue 23, 1998, Pages

  Miller, M Meghan ^a   Dragert, Herb ^b   Endo, Elliot ^b   Freymueller, Jeffrey T ^b   Goldfinger, Chris ^b   Kelsey, Harvey M ^b   Humphreys, Eugene D ^b   Johnson, Daniel J ^b   McCaffrey, Robert ^b   Oldow, John S ^b   Qamar, Anthony ^b   Rubin, Charles M ^b  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0004389189     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98EO00202     Document Type: Article

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