The case for large (M > 7) earthquakes felt in the UK in historical times

Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 187-207

  Musson, R M W ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Historical earthquakes; Maximum magnitude; Offshore earthquakes; Passive margins; Seismic hazard; Water fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979985594     PISSN: 18761682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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