Large apparent stresses from the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-838

  Fry, B ^a   Gerstenberger, M C ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; STRESS;

EID: 80054731563     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.82.6.833     Document Type: Article

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