HypoDD relocated seismicity in northern Apennines (Italy) preceding the 2013 seismic unrest: Seismotectonic implications for the Lunigiana-Garfagnana area

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 739-754

  Eva, E ^a   Solarino, S ^a   Boncio, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Focal mechanisms; High precision location; Northern Apennines; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939462957     PISSN: 00066729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4430/bgta0131     Document Type: Article

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