Active thrusting as a possible seismogenic source in Sicily (Southern Italy): Some insights from integrated structural-kinematic and seismological data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 445, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 145-167

  Lavecchia, Giusy ^a   Ferrarini, Federica ^b   de Nardis, Rita ^c   Visini, Francesco ^a   Barbano, Maria Serafina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active thrusting; Earthquake; Seismogenesis; Sicily; Southern Italy; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOLOCENE; KINEMATICS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; THRUST;

PELAGIA;

EID: 36648998772     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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