Seismicity in the area surrounding two mesozoic rift basins in the Northeastern United States

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 69-86

  Kafka, Alan L ^a   Miller, Pnina E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; MESOZOIC; RIFT BASIN; SEISMICITY;

USA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK;

EID: 0030464648     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.67.3.69     Document Type: Article

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