Seismic hazard assessment for the Tbilisi test area (eastern Georgia)

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-57

  Slejko, D ^a,d   Javakhishvili, Z ^b   Rebez, A ^a   Santulin, M ^a   Elashvili, M ^b   Bragato, P L ^a   Godoladze, T ^b   Garcia, J ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^d Borgo Grotta Gigante 42c   (Italy)

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