Relocation of microearthquake swarms in the Peloritani mountains - Implications on the interpretation of seismotectonic patterns in NE Sicily, Italy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 225-237

  Scarfi L ^a   Langer, H ^a   Scaltrito, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Earthquakes swarms; Focal mechanism; Grid search location; Master event technique; Relative location

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FOCAL MECHANISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SEISMOTECTONICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745268464     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02720.x     Document Type: Article

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