Is there a near-field for small-to-moderate magnitude earthquakes?

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 395-423

  Bommer, Julian J ^a   Georgallides, George ^a   Tromans, Iain J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moderate magnitude earthquakes; Near field; Small earthquakes; Strong ground motion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035640245     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363246901000455     Document Type: Article

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