DOI: 10.1038/nature04214. The deterministic nature of earthquake rupture

The deterministic nature of earthquake rupture

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Olson, E. L., & Allen, R. M. (2005). The deterministic nature of earthquake rupture. Nature, 438(7065), 212â215.

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Richard M. Allen (additional)

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