Distribution of Seismicity Before the Larger Earthquakes in Italy in the Time Interval 1994-2004

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 167, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 933-958

  Gentili, S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Earthquake forecasting; Improved RTL; Italy; Precursory seismic activity; Region Time Length; Seismic quiescence

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING; IMPROVED RTL; ITALY; REGION-TIME-LENGTH; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC QUIESCENCE;

EARTHQUAKES;

FORECASTING;

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FORECASTING METHOD; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMICITY;

ITALY;

EID: 78049460060     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-010-0089-x     Document Type: Article

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