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Research articles

Characterisation of faults as earthquake sources from geomorphic data in the Tongariro Volcanic Complex, New Zealand

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Pages 131-142 | Received 01 Aug 2018, Accepted 12 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018

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