Seismic survey probes urban earthquake hazards in pacific northwest

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Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Fisher, M A ^a   Brocher, T M ^b   Hyndman, R D ^b   Trehu, A M ^b   Weaver, C S ^b   Creager, K C ^b   Crosson, R S ^b   Parsons, T ^b   Cooper, A K ^b   Mosher, D ^b   Spence, G ^b   Zelt, B C ^b   Hammer, P T ^b   Ten Brink, U ^b   Pratt, T L ^b   Miller, K C ^b   Childs, J R ^b   Cochrane, G R ^b   Chopra, S ^b   Walia, R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 84900027265     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/99EO00011     Document Type: Review

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