Seismic evidence of longitudinal extension in the Southern Apennines chain (Italy): The 1997-1998 Sannio-Matese seismic sequence

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Milano, G ^a   Ventura, G ^a   Di Giovambattista, R ^b  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICS; SEISMOLOGY;

CHAIN MIGRATION; FOCAL MECHANISM; HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES; LONGITUDINAL EXTENSION; SEISMIC EVIDENCE; SEISMIC SEQUENCE; SOUTHERN APENNINES; TRANSFER FAULTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

EID: 0037110268     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015188     Document Type: Article

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