Response of U.S. geological survey creepmeters to the Loma Prieta earthquake

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1550 D, 1997, Pages

  Breckenridge, K S ^a   Simpson, R W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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CREEP; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MONITORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031543989     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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