Strong foreshock signal preceding the L'Aquila (Italy) earthquake (<i>M</i><sub>w</sub> 6.3) of 6 April 2009

We used the earthquake catalogue of INGV extending from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2009 to detect significant changes before and after the 6 April 2009 L'Aquila mainshock (M<sub>w</sub>=6.3) in the seismicity rate, <i>r</i> (events/day), and in b-value. The statistical z-...

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Main Authors: G. Minadakis, A. Fokaefs, M. Charalampakis, G. A. Papadopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/19/2010/nhess-10-19-2010.pdf