The 15 April 1909 Taipei earthquake

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-96

  Wang, Jeen Hwa ^a   Chen, Kou G ^a   Lee, Shiann Jong ^a   Huang, Win Gee ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Damage; Earthquake magnitude; Epicenter; Focal depth; Hypocenter

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FOCAL MECHANISM; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 80053176648     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2010.08.16.01(T)     Document Type: Article

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