Faulting associated with historical and recent earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean region

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 390-406

  Ambraseys, N N ^a   Jackson, J A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC FAULT; FAULTING; PALAEOSEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 0031818770     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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