Kinematics and structural properties of an active fault zone in the Sila Massif (Northern Calabria, Italy)

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 427-438

  Spina, Vincenzo ^a   Galli, Paolo ^b   Tondi, Emanuele ^c   Critelli, Salvatore ^a   Cello, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabria; Fault interaction; Seismic hazard; Sila Massif; Strike slip tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547850166     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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