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  • Title: The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: main shock characteristics
  • Author(s): Spudich, Paul, Beroza, G.C., Choy, G.L., Boatwright, J., Hartzell, G.S., Stewart, G.L., Mendoza, C., Horton, Stephen, Anderson, J.G., Mendez, A.J., Kanamori, Hiroo, Satake, K., Lisowski, Michael, Murray. M.H., Svarc, J.L., Marshall, G., Stein, R.S., McNally, K., Simila, G.W., Brown, J.G., Nabelek, J.L., Reches, Z., Zoback, M.D., Steidl, J., Archuleta, R.J., Velasco, A.A., Lay, T., Zhang, J., Wald, D.J., Helmberger, D.V., Heaton, T.H., Williams, C.R., Segall, P., Wu, F.T., Wu, M., and Rudnicki, J.W.
  • Publishing Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
  • Series and Number: Professional Paper 1550-A
  • Publication Date: 1996
  • Map Scale: 1:1,000,000
  • Cross Section: Yes
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