Amos's earthquake: An extraordinary middle east seismic event of 750 b.c.

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 657-671

  Austin, Steven A ^a   Franz, Gordon W ^b   Frost, Eric G ^c  

^a Geology Department   (United States)

^b San Diego State University ^*  (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EARTHQUAKE; HISTORICAL RECORD;

ISRAEL; JORDAN;

EID: 0033837503     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465104     Document Type: Article

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