Multifractal analysis of the spatial distribution of earthquakes in southern Italy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 901-911

  Godano, C ^a,b   Alonzo, M L ^a   Bottari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faulting; Fractals; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DISTRIBUTION; FAULTING; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0029749644     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06033.x     Document Type: Article

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