Can Great Earthquakes Occur in the Southernmost Ryukyu Arc-Taiwan Region?

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 487-508

  Kao, Honn ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Great earthquakes; Ryukyu; Seismogenic structures; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345764907     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.1998.9.3.487(TAICRUST)     Document Type: Article

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