Earthquake supercycles in Central Italy, inferred from 36Cl exposure dating

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 307, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 487-500

  Schlagenhauf, A ^a   Manighetti, I ^a   Benedetti, L ^b   Gaudemer, Y ^c   Finkel, R ^b   Malavieille, J ^d   Pou, K ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Earthquake clustering; Lazio Abruzzo (Central Italy); Normal fault; Past earthquakes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES;

ACCUMULATED STRAIN; ACTIVE NORMAL FAULTS; CENTRAL ITALY; EARTHQUAKE CLUSTERING; EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES; LARGE EARTHQUAKES; NORMAL FAULTS; SURFACE EXPOSURE DATING;

FAULT SLIPS;

CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHQUAKE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; LAZIO;

EID: 79959705738     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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