An improved stress map for Italy and surrounding regions (central Mediterranean)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Montone, Paola ^a   Mariucci, M Teresa ^a   Pondrelli, Silvia ^a   Amato, Alessandro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active stress; Borehole breakouts; Earthquakes; Italy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; MAPPING; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11844256919     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002703     Document Type: Article

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