Seismicity in the north-west frontier province at the indian-eurasian plate convergence

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-608

  Thingbaijam, K K S ^a   Chingtham, P ^a   Nath, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 69249117458     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.80.4.599     Document Type: Article

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