Characterization of seismogenic zones of Romania

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 57-77

  Radulian, M ^a   Mandrescu N ^a   Panza, G F ^b   Popescu, E ^a   Utale, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EARTH PHYSICS   (Romania)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpathians area; Seismogenic zone; Stress field; Vrancea subduction

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; STRESS; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0342545494     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8415-0_4     Document Type: Article

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