Coseismic ruptures of the 24 August 2016, Mw 6.0 Amatrice earthquake (central Italy)

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 2138-2147

  Pucci, S ^a   De Martini, P M ^a   Civico, R ^a   Villani, F ^a   Nappi, R ^a   Ricci, T ^a   Azzaro, R ^a   Brunori, C A ^a   Caciagli, M ^a   Cinti, F R ^a   Sapia, V ^a   De Ritis, R ^a   Mazzarini, F ^a   Tarquini, S ^a   Gaudiosi, G ^a   Nave, R ^a   Alessio, G ^a   Smedile, A ^a   Alfonsi, L ^a   Cucci, L ^a   Pantosti, D ^a   more..

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

coseismic ruptures; earthquake; surface faulting

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; LITHOLOGY;

CENTRAL ITALY; COSEISMIC RUPTURES; DIMENSIONAL PROPERTIES; HEAVY DAMAGE; NORMAL FAULTING; PRIMARY SURFACE; SLIP DISPLACEMENTS; SURFACE FAULTING;

FAULTING;

DEFORMATION; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FAULTING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

APENNINES; ITALY; MOUNT VETTORE; SIBILLINI MOUNTAINS;

EID: 85014533679     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071859     Document Type: Article

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