Historical perspective on seismic hazard to Hispaniola and the northeast Caribbean region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Ten Brink, Uri S ^a   Bakun, William H ^b   Flores, Claudia H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HISTORICAL RECORD; PLATE BOUNDARY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

HISPANIOLA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; PUERTO RICO; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

EID: 84855515665     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008497     Document Type: Article

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