Pattern of seismicity in the Lucanian Apennines and foredeep (Southern Italy) from recording by SAPTEX temporary array

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1035-1054

  Frepoli, Alberto ^a   Cinti, Francesca Romana ^a   Amicucci, Laura ^a   Cimini, Giovanni Battista ^a   De Gori, Pasquale ^a   Pierdominici, Simona ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lucanian Apennines; Lucanian foredeep; Seismic network; Seismicity; Seismotectonics; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FOREARC BASIN; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

APENNINES; BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749080018     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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