Performance of the Italian strong motion network during the 2009, L'Aquila seismic sequence (central Italy)

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-65

  Zambonelli, Elisa ^a   de Nardis, Rita ^a,b   Filippi, Luisa ^a   Nicoletti, Mario ^a   Dolce, Mauro ^a  

^a DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Geodinamica e Sismogenesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Central Italy; L'Aquila seismic sequence; Normal fault; RAN; Strong motion data; Strong motion network

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIPS; SILICON;

APENNINES; CENTRAL ITALY; NORMAL FAULTS; SEISMIC SEQUENCE; STRONG MOTION; STRONG MOTION DATUM;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

AFTERSHOCK; DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GROUND MOTION; NORMAL FAULT; RUPTURE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRONG MOTION; SUBURBAN AREA;

ABRUZZI; APENNINES; ITALY; L'AQUILA;

AQUILA;

EID: 78751575290     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-010-9218-2     Document Type: Article

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