Active stress field in central Italy: a revision of deep well data in the Umbria region
In this area the active stress from borehole breakout analysis shows a prevalent NE-SW extension, perpendicular to the main tectonic structures, in agreement with stress inferred from earthquake focal mechanisms and with the strain velocity field. A detailed analysis of active stress data allows to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Annals of Geophysics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4449 |