Seismological features of the Pernicana-Provenzana Fault System (Mt. Etna, Italy) and implications for the dynamics of northeastern flank of the volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 251, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-26

  Alparone, S ^a   Cocina, O ^a   Gambino, S ^a   Mostaccio, A ^a   Spampinato, S ^a   Tuve T ^a   Ursino, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Etna volcano; Fault plane solutions; Pernicana Provenzana Fault System; Precise location; Seismic strain release

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; A-POSTERIORI PROBABILITIES; ACTIVE TECTONICS; CRUSTAL VELOCITY; ENERGY RELEASE; ETNA VOLCANOS; FAULT PLANE SOLUTIONS; FAULT PLANES; FAULT SYSTEM; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FOCAL DEPTH; HYPOCENTER LOCATION; LOW RATES; MT. ETNA; RELATIVE LOCATION; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC NETWORKS; SEISMIC STRAIN; STRUCTURAL TRENDS; TIME SPAN; TOURIST RESORT;

EARTHQUAKES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VOLCANOES;

FAULTING;

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84873425591     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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