Seismicity and stresses in the Brazilian passive margin

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 160-169

  Assumpção, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; EARTHQUAKE; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMICITY; STRESS;

ATLANTIC; BRAZIL;

EID: 0344074527     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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