Source parameter scaling and radiation efficiency of microearthquakes along the Irpinia fault zone in southern Apennines, Italy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3256-3275

  Zollo, Aldo ^a   Orefice, Antonella ^a   Convertito, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crustal attenuation; Earthquake source parameters; Scaling laws

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; MICROEARTHQUAKE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMICITY;

APENNINES; AVELLINO; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; IRPINIA; ITALY;

EID: 84901045188     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010116     Document Type: Article

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