Microseismicity in central part of inner Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: Implication to active seismotectonics

Himalayan Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-115

  Paul, Ajay ^a   Bhakuni, S S ^a   Pant, Charu C ^b   Darmwal, G S ^b   Pathak, V ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

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