Seismic hazard impact of the Lower Tagus Valley fault zone (SW Iberia)

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-345

  Vilanova, Susana P ^a   Fonseca, Joao F B D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Active fault; Intraplate earthquake; Lower Tagus Valley; Palaeoseismology; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS BASIN;

EID: 4344561198     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOSE.0000038457.01879.b0     Document Type: Article

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