Reflected seismic waves and their effect on strong shaking during the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1401-1416

  Catchings, R D ^a   Kohler, W M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND SHAKING; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; MOHO; SEISMIC AMPLITUDE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030433367     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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