A moment magnitude scale

Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth

Volumn 84, Issue B5, 1979, Pages 2348-2350

  Hanks, Thomas C ^a   Kanamori, Hiroo ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 55949108775     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/JB084iB05p02348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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