The 28 december 1908 messina straits earthquake (Mw 7.1): A great earthquake throughout a century of seismology

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-259

  Pino, Nicola Alessandro ^a   Piatanesi, Alessio ^a   Valensise, Gianluca ^a   Boschi, Enzo ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.80.2.243     Document Type: Article

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