Inference and assumption in historical seismology

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-203

  Musson, R M W ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake parameters; Historical earthquakes; Historical seismology; Intensity; Macroseismic data; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 0031871215     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006502118523     Document Type: Article

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