10.1126/science.256.5062.1430
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Abstract

Earthquake scaling and frequency-of-occurrence relations require that small earthquakes be just as important as larger ones in redistributing the forces that drive relative displacements across active faults of any dimension, including plate boundaries.

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Hanks, T. C. (1992). Small Earthquakes, Tectonic Forces. Science, 256(5062), 1430–1432.

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  1. Thomas C. Hanks (first)
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@article{Hanks_1992, title={Small Earthquakes, Tectonic Forces}, volume={256}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.256.5062.1430}, DOI={10.1126/science.256.5062.1430}, number={5062}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Hanks, Thomas C.}, year={1992}, month=jun, pages={1430–1432} }