The Athens earthquake (7 september 1999): Intensity distribution and controlling factors

Engineering Geology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 297-311

  Lekkas, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Distribution; Earthquake; Fault; Intensity; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; PUBLIC RISKS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; FAULT SLIP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT;

ATHENS; GREECE;

EID: 0035304756     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(00)00119-8     Document Type: Article

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