Paleoseismicity: Seismicity evidence for past large earthquakes

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-294

  Ebel, John E ^a   Bonjer, Klaus Peter ^b   Oncescu, Mihnea C ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c Geotech Instruments   (United States)

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EID: 0007178056     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.71.2.283     Document Type: Article

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