The 2003 Armería, México Earthquake (Mw 7.4): Mainshock and early aftershocks

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 734-743

  Núñez Cornú, Fco Javier ^a   Reyes Dávila, Gabriel A ^b   López, Marta Rutz ^a   Gómez, Elizabeth Trejo ^a   Camarena García, Miguel A ^a   Ramírez Vazquez, C Ariel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

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EID: 84991020602     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.75.6.734     Document Type: Article

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