Evidence of active tectonics in the Augusta Basin (eastern Sicily, Italy) by Chirp sub-bottom sonar investigation

<p>A Chirp sub-bottom sonar investigation was performed in the 150 km<sup>2</sup> wideAugustaBasin, located in the eastern Sicily Ionian coast, a region repeatedly hit by strong earthquakes in historical time, with the end of identifying possible evidence of active tectonics. Seism...

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Main Authors: Claudia Pirrotta, Maria Serafina Barbano, Daniela Pantosti, Paolo Marco De Martini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/6371