Historical constraints on previous seismic activity and morphologic changes near the source zone of the 1819 rann of kachchh earthquake: Further light on the penultimate event

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 470-479

  Rajendran, C P ^a   Rajendran, Kusala ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

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EID: 85015869167     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.73.4.470     Document Type: Article

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