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GSA Gives Free Access to Enriquillo-Plaintain Fault Papers
February 1, 2010 | Geological Society of America

“In response to the recent, tragic earthquake that struck southern Haiti, we have made the following papers open access (free). These papers address the Caribbean plate and the Enriquillo-Plaintain fault line….” Quoted from the GSA website.


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