Identification of a historical morphogenic earthquake through trenching at ancient Sagalassos (SW Turkey)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 279-293

  Similox Tohon, Dominique ^a   Sintubin, Manuel ^a   Muchez, Philippe ^a   Vanhaverbeke, Hannelore ^a   Verhaert, Griet ^a   Waelkens, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active normal fault; Archaeoseismology; Historical earthquake; Palaeoseismological trenching; SW Turkey

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; PALEOSEISMICITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

PISIDIA;

EID: 27944448795     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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