Temporary seismic monitoring of the sulmona area (Abruzzo, Italy): A quality study of microearthquake locations

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2727-2744

  Romano, M A ^a,b   De Nardis, R ^a,c   Garbin, M ^b   Peruzza, L ^b   Priolo, E ^b   Lavecchia, G ^a   Romanelli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ALGORITHM; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGRAM;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; L'AQUILA; SULMONA;

EID: 84887916748     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-2727-2013     Document Type: Article

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