Inferences on the source mechanisms of the 1930 Irpinia (Southern Italy) earthquake from simulations of the kinematic rupture process

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1743-1754

  Emolo, Antonio ^a   Iannaccone, Giovanni ^b   Zollo, Aldo ^a   Gorini, Antonella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

Author keywords

1930 Irpinia earthquake; Ground motion simulation; Kinematic source model

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

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

EID: 17644379897     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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