Active faults and historical earthquakes in the Messina Straits area (Ionian Sea)
The Calabrian Arc (CA) subduction complex is located at the toe of the Eurasian Plate in the Ionian Sea, where sediments resting on the lower plate have been scraped off and piled up in the accretionary wedge due to the African/Eurasian plate convergence and back arc extension. The CA has been struc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/2311/2012/nhess-12-2311-2012.pdf |