An estimate of hypocentre location accuracy in a large network: Possible implications for tectonic studies in Italy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-132

  Di Giovambattista, Rita ^a   Barba, Salvatore ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake location; Italy; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; EARTHQUAKE; HYPOCENTRE LOCATION; SUBDUCTED SLAB;

ITALY;

EID: 0030751410     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1997.tb00941.x     Document Type: Article

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