An overview on the seismicity of Cuba

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-335

  Rodriguez, Mario Octavio Cotilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cuba; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011021114     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009768002030     Document Type: Article

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