Surface evidence of active tectonics along the Pergola-Melandro fault: A critical issue for the seismogenic potential of the southern Apennines, Italy

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-32

  Moro, Marco ^a   Amicucci, Laura ^a   Cinti, Francesca R ^a   Doumaz, Fawzi ^a   Montone, Paola ^a   Pierdominici, Simona ^a   Saroli, Michele ^a   Stramondo, Salvatore ^a   Di Fiore, Boris ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Seismic hazard, Italy; Seismogenic fault; Southern Apennines; Surface faulting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONIC SETTING;

APENNINES; BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PERGOLA-MELANDRO BASIN; POTENZA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250795614     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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