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Current status of seismicity studies in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. / Shepherd, J. B.
In: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica, Vol. 12, 1992, p. 1-9.

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Shepherd, JB 1992, 'Current status of seismicity studies in the Greater and Lesser Antilles.', Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica, vol. 12, pp. 1-9.

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Shepherd, J. B. (1992). Current status of seismicity studies in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica, 12, 1-9.

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Shepherd JB. Current status of seismicity studies in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica. 1992;12:1-9.

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Shepherd, J. B. / Current status of seismicity studies in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. In: Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica. 1992 ; Vol. 12. pp. 1-9.

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