Earthquake shakes "Big Bend" region of North America-caribbean boundary zone

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Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Mann, Paul ^a   Calais, Eric ^b   Huerfano, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 70450085620     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004EO080001     Document Type: Article

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