M ≧ 6 earthquakes in Southern California during the twentieth century: No evidence for a seismicity or moment deficit

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 635-652

  Stein, Ross S ^a   Hanks, Thomas C ^a  

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EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

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