The 1987-1992 Gulf of Alaska earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 257, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 111-136

  Pegler, G ^a   Das, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE; FAULTING; GULF OF ALASKA EARTHQUAKES 1987-1992; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKE; OCEAN CRUST; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMICITY;

PACIFIC, GULF OF ALASKA;

EID: 0029769014     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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