Tidal triggering evidence of intermediate depth earthquakes in the Vrancea zone (Romania)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 733-740

  Cadicheanu, N ^a   Van Ruymbeke, M ^b   Zhu, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEODYNAMICS   (Romania)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

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EID: 45849134645     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-7-733-2007     Document Type: Article

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