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EARTHQUAKES IN NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota Geological SurveyGeologic Investigations No. 94

Edward C. Murphy, State GeologistLynn D. Helms, Director Dept. of Mineral Resources

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Anderson, F.J. , 2009, Earthquake in the Earth 's Crust Recorded in North Dakota, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Geo News, Vol. 36 , No. 2, pp. 14-16 .Coffman, J.L., and Cloud, W.K., 1984, United States Earthquakes, 1968, United States Geolog ical Survey, Open-File Repo rt 84-968, p. 15.Reagor, B.G., Stover, C.W., and Algermissen, S.T., 1981, Seismicity Map of the State o f North Dako ta, U.S. Geo logical Survey, Miscellaneous Field Stud ies Map, MF-1326, 1:1 ,000,000.Stickney, M., 2009, Hypocentral Solu tion and Documentat ion Related to Earthquake Occu rance in Northwestern North, D ako ta: Electronic Communicat ion, Earthquake Studies Office, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of the Universi ty of Montana, Butte, MT.Stover, C.W., 1985, United States Earthquakes, 1982, U.S. Geological Survey, Bullet in No. 1655, p. 92.Stover, C.W., and Coffman, J.L. , 1993, Seismictiy of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised ), U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 1527, pp. 325-326.USGS, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Data Base, National E arthquake Information Center, http:/ /neic.usgs.gov

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