Comment on "Why earthquake hazard maps often fail and what to do about it" by S. Stein, R. Geller, and M. Liu

Tectonophysics

Volumn 592, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-206

  Frankel, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84875810748     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.032     Document Type: Note

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