Turbidite paleoseismology in the Calabrian Arc subduction complex (Ionian Sea)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-140

  Polonia, A ^a   Panieri, G ^a   Gasperini, L ^a   Gasparotto, G ^b   Bellucci, L G ^a   Torelli, L ^c  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

active faults; earthquakes; seismic hazard; seismoturbidites; subduction complex

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MINERALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES; METAMORPHIC BASEMENTS; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMICALLY ACTIVE REGION; SEISMOTURBIDITES; SUBDUCTION COMPLEX;

EARTHQUAKES;

ABYSSAL ZONE; ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SUBDUCTION; TURBIDITE;

CALABRIAN ARC; IONIAN SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY;

EID: 84879817033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004402     Document Type: Article

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