Evidence for large prehistoric earthquakes in the northern New Madrid Seismic Zone, central United States

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 270-276

  Li, Yong ^a,b   Schweig, Eugene S ^c   Tuttle, Martitia P ^d   Ellis, Michael A ^b  

^a LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOEARTHQUAKE; SAND BLOW;

MISSOURI; NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE; USA;

EID: 0007809966     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.69.3.270     Document Type: Article

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