Statistical occurrence analysis and spatio-temporal distribution of earthquakes in the Apennines (Italy)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 439, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 13-31

  Faenza, L ^a   Pierdominici, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Seismicity; Seismotectonics; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347218995     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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