Comparison of earthquake strains over 102 and 104 year timescales: Insights into variability in the seismic cycle in the central Apennines, Italy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Faure Walker, J P ^a   Roberts, G P ^a   Sammonds, P R ^a   Cowie, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GEODESY; HOLOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMIC MOMENT; STRAIN RATE;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 78149274587     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006462     Document Type: Article

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