Deep structure and tectonics of the northern-central Apennines as seen by regional-scale tomography and 3-D located earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5391-5403

  Carannante, S ^a   Monachesi, G ^a   Cattaneo, M ^a   Amato, A ^a   Chiarabba, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

local earthquake tomography; tectonic of Apennines

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC SETTING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84888994810     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50371     Document Type: Article

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