Crustal deformation processes and the stability of the Gutenberg-Richter relationship

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1131-1137

  Wesnousky, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE;

EID: 0033394966     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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