Liquefaction phenomena associated with the Emilia earthquake sequence of May-June 2012 (Northern Italy)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 935-947

  Alessio, G ^a   Alfonsi, L ^a   Brunori, C A ^a   Burrato, P ^a   Casula, G ^a   Cinti, F R ^a   Civico, R ^a   Colini, L ^a   Cucci, L ^a   De Martini, P M ^a   Falcucci, E ^a   Galadini, F ^a   Gaudiosi, G ^a   Gori, S ^a   Mariucci, M T ^a   Montone, P ^a   Moro, M ^a   Nappi, R ^a   Nardi, A ^a   Nave, R ^a   Pantosti, D ^a   Patera, A ^a   Pesci, A ^a   Pezzo, G ^a   Pignone, M ^a   Pinzi, S ^a   Pucci, S ^a   Salvi, S ^a   Tolomei, C ^a   Vannoli, P ^a   Venuti, A ^a   Villani, F ^a   more..

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; LIQUEFACTION; SEISMICITY;

ITALY; PO PLAIN;

EMILIA;

EID: 84879197489     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-935-2013     Document Type: Article

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