Defining a model of 3D seismogenic sources for Seismic Hazard Assessment applications: The case of central Apennines (Italy)

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-425

  Boncio, Paolo ^a   Lavecchia, Giusy ^a   Pace, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active fault; Earthquake; Maximum expected magnitude; Rheology; Segmentation; Seismic hazard; Seismogenic source; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4344690650     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOSE.0000038449.78801.05     Document Type: Article

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