Aftershocks of the loma prieta earthquake and their tectonic implications

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1550 D, 1997, Pages

  Dietz, Lynn D ^a   Ellsworth, William L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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AFTERSHOCK; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; TECTONICS;

EID: 0031543998     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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