Indian earthquake may serve as analog for New Madrid earthquakes

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Volumn 82, Issue 32, 2001, Pages 345-350

  Ellis, Michael ^a   Gomberg, Joan ^a   Schweig, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 84900416694     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/01EO00211     Document Type: Article

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