Seismicity and active tectonics at Coloumbo Reef (Aegean Sea, Greece): Monitoring an active volcano at Santorini Volcanic Center using a temporary seismic network

Tectonophysics

Volumn 465, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 136-149

  Dimitriadis, I ^a   Karagianni, E ^a   Panagiotopoulos, D ^a   Papazachos, C ^a   Hatzidimitriou, P ^a   Bohnhoff, M ^b   Rische, M ^c   Meier, T ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double difference earthquake relocation procedure; Focal mechanisms; Santorini Island (Greece); Seismo tectonic setting; Stress field

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-DIFFERENCE EARTHQUAKE RELOCATION PROCEDURE; FOCAL MECHANISMS; SANTORINI ISLAND (GREECE); SEISMO-TECTONIC SETTING; STRESS FIELD;

EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FOCUSING; REEFS; RELOCATION; STRESSES; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FOCAL MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISLAND ARC; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRESS FIELD; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE;

AEGEAN SEA; CYCLADAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SANTORIN; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 60849111088     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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