Fast determination of moment tensors and rupture history: What has been learned from the 6 april 2009 L'Aquila earthquake sequence

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 892-906

  Scognamiglio, Laura ^a   Tinti, Elisa ^a   Michelini, Alberto ^a   Dreger, Douglas S ^b   Cirella, Antonella ^a   Cocco, Massimo ^a   Mazza, Salvatore ^a   Piatanesi, Alessio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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AQUILA;

EID: 78649854143     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.81.6.892     Document Type: Article

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