Fault geometries from the space distribution of the 1990-1997 Sannio-Benevento earthquakes: Inferences on the active deformation in Southern Apennines

Tectonophysics

Volumn 363, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-271

  Vilardo, Giuseppe ^a   Nappi, Rosa ^a   Petti, Palma ^a   Ventura, Guido ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fault geometry; Geodynamics; Seismicity; Southern Apennines; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC SETTING;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 0037435073     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(03)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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