The instrumental seismicity of the Abruzzo Region in Central Italy (1981-2003): Seismotectonic implications

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-380

  Boncio, Paolo ^a   Tinari, Debora Paola ^a   Lavecchia, Giusy ^a   Visini, Francesco ^a   Milana, Giuliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abruzzo; Central Apennines; Seismicity; Seismogenic layer; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350458733     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2009.128.2.367     Document Type: Article

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