The Galaxidi earthquake of 18 November 1992: A possible asperity within the normal fault system of the Gulf of Corinth (Greece)

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1987-1991

  Hatzfeld, D ^a   Kementzetzidou, D ^a   Karakostas, V ^b   Ziazia, M ^c   Nothard, S ^d   Diagourtas, D ^c   Deschamps, A ^e   Karakaisis, G ^b   Papadimitriou, P ^c   Scordilis, M ^b   Smith, R ^d   Voulgaris, N ^c   Kiratzi, S ^b   Makropoulos, K ^c   Bouin, M P ^f   Bernard, P ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT; FOCAL MECHANISM; GALAXIDI EARTHQUAKE 1992; MAINSHOCK;

GREECE, GULF OF CORINTH;

EID: 0030411331     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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