The Algiers, Algeria Earthquake (Mw 6. 8) of 21 May 2003: Preliminary report

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-367

  Hamdache, Mohamed ^a   Ez, José A Pel ^b   Yelles Chauche, A Karim ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

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EID: 85016322886     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.75.3.360     Document Type: Article

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