Seismic activity in the transition zone between Southern and Central Apennines (Italy): Evidences of longitudinal extension inside the Ortona-Roccamonfina tectonic line

Tectonophysics

Volumn 457, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Milano, G ^a   Di Giovambattista, R ^b   Ventura, G ^b  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Southern Apennines; Focal mechanisms; Seismic swarm; Seismogenic fault

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; TRANSITION ZONE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 49349116967     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.034     Document Type: Article

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