Post-seismic relaxation and earthquake triggering in the southern adriatic region

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 645-657

  Viti, Marcello ^a   D'Onza, Francesca ^a   Mantovani, Enzo ^a   Albarello, Dario ^a   Cenni, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic plate; Earthquake triggering; Mantle viscosity; Post seismic relaxation; Stress diffusion

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VISCOSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0038508839     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01939.x     Document Type: Article

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