Tectonic and selsmologic setting of the 22 September 2003, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Earthquake: Implications for Earthquake Hazard in Northern Hispaniola

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 587-597

  Dolan, James F ^a   Bowman, David D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85010367576     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.75.5.587     Document Type: Article

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