Lithospheric boundaries and plate motions in the Cyprus area

Tectonophysics

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 193-204

  Papazachos, B C ^a   Papaioannou, Ch A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Eastern Mediterranean; Plate motions

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; LITHOSPHERE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; SEISMICITY;

CYPRUS;

EID: 0032738554     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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