Simulated hard-Rock motions in Saint Louis, Missouri, from large new Madrid earthquakes (Mw ≧ 6.5)

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-139

  Saikia, Chandan K ^a   Somerville, P G ^a  

^a Woodward Clyde Federal Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; HARD ROCK; NEW MADRID FAULT ZONE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

USA, MISSOURI, SAINT LOUIS;

EID: 0031468033     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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