Empirical relationship between moment magnitude and nuttli magnitude for small-magnitude earthquakes in southeastern Canada

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 752-755

  Sonley, Eleanor ^a,b   Atkinson, Gail M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 31544468383     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.76.6.752     Document Type: Article

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