Characteristics of strong ground motions from the L'Aquila (Mw = 6.3) earthquake and its strongest aftershocks

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 471-490

  Pacor, F ^a   Ameri, Gabriele ^a   Bindi, D ^a   Luzi, L ^a   Massa, M ^a   Paolucci, R ^b   Smerzini, C ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

L'Aquila earthquake; Near fault; Strong motion records

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052953813     PISSN: 00066729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4430/bgta0032     Document Type: Article

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