First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

<p>We investigated the eastern corner of northeastern Italy, where a system of NW–SE-trending dextral strike-slip faults of western Slovenia intersects the south-verging fold and thrust belt of the eastern Southern Alps. The area suffered the largest earthquakes of the region, among which a...

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Main Authors: E. Falcucci, M. E. Poli, F. Galadini, G. Scardia, G. Paiero, A. Zanferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-07-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://www.solid-earth.net/9/911/2018/se-9-911-2018.pdf