Testing the seismogenic sources of the January 11 th 1693 sicilian earthquake (Io X/XI): Insights from macroseismic field simulations

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-156

  Visini, F ^a   De Nardis, R ^b   Barbano, M S ^c   Lavecchia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1693 earthquake; Macroseismic intensity; Seismogenic source; Sicily; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349195035     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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