Large-amplitude moho reflections (SmS) from Landers aftershocks, Southern California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1845-1852

  Mori, Jim ^a   Helmberger, Donald ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LANDERS EARTHQUAKE 1992; MOHO REFLECTION; SMS WAVE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MOJAVE DESERT;

EID: 0030416668     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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