Seismicity, seismogenic structures, and crustal stress fields in the greater Rome area (central Italy)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Frepoli, A ^a   Marra, F ^a   Maggi, C ^a,b   Marchetti, A ^a   Nardi, A ^a   Pagliuca, N M ^a   Pirro, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Geomorfologia Integrata per l'Area del Mediterraneo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS FIELD;

APENNINES; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 78650021968     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006322     Document Type: Article

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