Examination of the tsunami generated by the 1906 San Francisco M w=7.8 earthquake, using new interpretations of the offshore San Andreas Fault

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1658, 2002, Pages 29-42

  Geist, Eric L ^a   Zobac, Mary Lou ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1906; TSUNAMI;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8744264831     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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