Comparison of seismicity rates in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley Seismic Zones

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 951-954

  Merino, Miguel ^a   Stein, Seth ^a   Liu, Mian ^b   Okal, Emile A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 78649830933     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.81.6.951     Document Type: Article

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