Time-dependent seismic hazard maps for the New Madrid seismic zone and Charleston, South Carolina, areas

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Hebden, James S ^a   Stein, Seth ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65349162970     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.80.1.12     Document Type: Article

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