Inframillimetric slip rate and ∼8kyr long recurrence intervals for Mw ≥ 7.5 earthquakes along the southern section of the Har-Us-Nuur fault (Mongolian Altay)

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 196, 2025


Article Number		8
Number of page(s)		16
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2025001
Published online		29 May 2025

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