Active normal faulting during the 1997 seismic sequence in Colfiorito, Umbria: Did slip propagate to the surface?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 102-113

  Mildon, Zoë K ^a   Roberts, Gerald P ^b   Faure Walker, Joanna P ^a   Wedmore, Luke N J ^a   McCaffrey, Ken J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active faulting; Coseismic surface slip; Mechanics of faulting; Tectonic geomorphology

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICS; SEISMOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE FAULTING; COSEISMIC SURFACE RUPTURE; EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE SLIPS; TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACTIVE FAULT; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NORMAL FAULT; SLIP; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

COLFIORITO; ITALY; PERUGIA; UMBRIA;

EID: 84989824053     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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