The 2009 L'Aquila (central Italy) Mw6.3 earthquake: main shock and aftershocks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Chiarabba, C ^a   Amato, A ^a   Anselmi, M ^a   Baccheschi, P ^a   Bianchi, I ^a   Cattaneo, M ^a   Cecere, G ^a   Chiaraluce, L ^a   Ciaccio, M G ^a   De Gori, P ^a   De Luca, G ^a   Di Bona, M ^a   Di Stefano, R ^a   Faenza, L ^a   Govoni, A ^a   Improta, L ^a   Lucente, F P ^a   Marchetti, A ^a   Margheriti, L ^a   Mele, F ^a   Michelini, A ^a   Monachesi, G ^a   Moretti, M ^a   Pastori, M ^a   Piana Agostinetti, N ^a   Piccinini, D ^a   Roselli, P ^a   Seccia, D ^a   Valoroso, L ^a   more..

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

CENTRAL ITALY; ECHELON FAULTS; FAULT SYSTEM; LARGE EARTHQUAKES; NORMAL FAULTS; PAGANICA FAULTS; SURFACE TRACES; TEMPORARY NETWORKS;

FAULTING;

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AQUILA;

EID: 72149099628     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039627     Document Type: Article

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