A reassessment of the deep Fiji earthquake of 26 May 1932

Tectonophysics

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-329

  Okal, Emile A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep earthquakes; Earthquake sources; Historical seismicity; Tonga Fiji Benioff Zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007632648     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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