A double seismic front and earthquake cycles along the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 33-39

  Núñez Cornú, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b CUC Pto Vallarta DGOT Univ G   (Mexico)

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EID: 0342309371     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.67.6.33     Document Type: Article

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