Morphological evidence of Holocene coseismic deformation in the Taormina region (NE Sicily)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 193-211

  De Guidi, Giorgio ^a   Catalano, Stefano ^a   Monaco, Carmelo ^a   Tortorici, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; HOLOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS;

ITALY; SICILY; TAORMINA;

EID: 0038299442     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(03)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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