Magma intrusion mechanisms and redistribution of seismogenic stress at Mt. Etna volcano (1997-1998)

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 339-348

  Bonanno, Amalia ^a,b   Palano, Mimmo ^b   Privitera, Eugenio ^b   Gresta, Stefano ^a   Puglisi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FAULT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; SEISMICITY; UPPER CRUST;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 80052612162     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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