Focal Mechanisms of Small Earthquakes within the Pacific Plate near the Japan Trench
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan. 2nd ser.)
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1883-9029,0037-1114
DOI: 10.4294/zisin.64.75