Control of pore fluid pressure diffusion on fault failure mode: Insights from the 2009 L'Aquila seismic sequence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Malagnini, Luca ^a   Lucente, Francesco Pio ^a   De Gori, Pasquale ^a   Akinci, Aybige ^a   Munafo', Irene ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; L'AQUILA; PAGANICA;

AQUILA; DELLA;

EID: 84861131756     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008911     Document Type: Article

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