Unravelling the complexity of Apenninic extensional fault systems: A review of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (Central Apennines, Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-18

  Chiaraluce, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluids; L'Aquila sequence; Listric faults; Normal faults; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

APENNINES; CUT-THROUGH; DIFFUSION PROCESS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FORESHOCK SEQUENCES; GEOMETRICAL CONTROL; HISTORICAL SEISMICITY; L'AQUILA SEQUENCE; LISTRIC FAULT; MAINSHOCK; MAJOR EVENTS; NORMAL FAULT SYSTEM; NORMAL FAULTS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; SEISMICITY; SURFACE SLIPS; UPPER CRUST;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; EARTHQUAKES; FLUIDS; SEDIMENTATION;

FAULTING;

COMPLEXITY; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; ELASTIC PROPERTY; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY; SLIP;

APENNINES; ITALY;

AQUILA;

EID: 84865340164     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.06.007     Document Type: Review

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