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Active faults, paleoseismology, and historical fault rupture in northern Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand

E. R. Schermer Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 98225, USA
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R. Van Dissen Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, P.O. Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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K. R. Berryman Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, P.O. Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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H. M. Kelsey Department of Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 95521, USA
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S. M. Cashman Department of Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 95521, USA
Pages 101-122 | Received 22 Jul 2002, Accepted 12 Sep 2003, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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