Deep reaching versus vertically restricted Quaternary normal faults: Implications on seismic potential assessment in tectonically active regions: Lessons from the middle Aterno valley fault system, central Italy

Tectonophysics

Volumn 651, Issue , 2015, Pages 186-198

  Falcucci, E ^a   Gori, S ^a   Moro, M ^a   Fubelli, G ^b   Saroli, M ^a,c   Chiarabba, C ^a   Galadini, F ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capable faulting; Paleoseismology; Quaternary geological survey; Structural interference; Vertically restricted faults

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; LANDFORMS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL APENNINES; GEOLOGICAL FIELDS; L'AQUILA EARTHQUAKES; MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; SEISMOLOGICAL DATA; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORKS; STRUCTURAL SETTING;

FAULT SLIPS;

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULTING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

ABRUZZI; APENNINES; ATERNO VALLEY; GRAN SASSO; ITALY; L'AQUILA;

AQUILA;

EID: 84929501657     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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