Speleoseismology and palaeoseismicity of Benis Cave (Murcia, SE Spain): Coseismic effects of the 1999 Mula earthquake (mb 4.8)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 316, Issue , 2009, Pages 207-216

  Perez Lopez R ^a   Rodriguez Pascua M A ^a   Giner Robles, J L ^b   Martinez Diaz J J ^c   Marcos Nuez, A ^d   Silva, Pablo G ^e   Bejar, M ^b   Calvo, J P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d GERA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT PLANE; FOCAL MECHANISM; KINEMATICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SLICKENSIDE; SPELEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70349167207     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP316.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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