New insights into the local crust structure of Mt. Etna volcano from seismological and morphotectonic data

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 223-224, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-92

  De Guidi, Giorgio ^a   Scudero, Salvatore ^a   Gresta, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphogenic earthquakes; Seismotectonics; Sicily; Surface rupture; Volcanotectonics

Indexed keywords

MORPHOGENIC; SEISMOTECTONICS; SICILY; SURFACE RUPTURES; VOLCANOTECTONICS;

EARTHQUAKES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

FAULTING;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MAGMA; MORPHOGENESIS; RHEOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPLIFT; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84858135915     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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