The 4 August 2004, Lake Ontario, earthquake

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Kim, Won Young ^a   Dineva, Savka ^b   Ma, Shutian ^b   Eaton, David ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 33645096365     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.77.1.65     Document Type: Article

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