Seismotectonic models for South Africa: Synthesis of geoscientific information, problems, and the way forward

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-80

  Singh, Mayshree ^a   Kijko, Andrzej ^b   Durrheim, Ray ^c  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 65349137823     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.80.1.71     Document Type: Article

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