Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps

Charles S. Mueller

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Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps

Charles S. Mueller

Seismological Research Letters Vol. 90 No. 1 pp. 251-261 · Seismological Society of America (SSA)

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Published: Oct 24, 2018
Vol/Issue: 90(1)
Pages: 251-261

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Charles S. Mueller

U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, Colorado 80225 U.S.A., cmueller@usgs.gov

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Charles S. Mueller (2018). Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps. Seismological Research Letters, 90(1), 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170108

Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps

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