Microseismicity and active deformation of Messinia, SW Greece

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-451

  Papoulia, J ^a   Makris, J ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c GeoPro GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active faults; Greece; Messinia; Messiniakos Gulf; Microseismicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FAULT SLIP; MICROTREMOR; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEISMICITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MESSENIA; PELOPONNISOS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 14244267436     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-004-4837-1     Document Type: Article

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