Seismic hazard assessment at Mt. Vesuvius: Maximum expected magnitude

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 139-148

  Cubellis, E ^a   Luongo, G ^b   Marturano, A ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

historical seismicity; Mt. Vesuvius; seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKE LEVEL; HISTORICAL SEISMICITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMOGENETIC STRUCTURES; VOLCANIC COMPLEX;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULTING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VESUVIUS;

EID: 34247884523     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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