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A focal mechanism catalogue of earthquakes that occurred in the southeastern Alps and surrounding areas from 1928–2019
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Italy
Monica Sugan
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Italy
Gianni Bressan
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Italy
Gianfranco Renner
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Italy
Andrea Restivo
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Italy
deceased, 24 August 2020
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Focal mechanisms describe the orientation of the fault on which an earthquake occurs and the slip direction. They are necessary to understand seismotectonic processes and for seismic hazard analysis. We present a focal mechanism catalogue of 772 selected earthquakes of
1.8 ≤ M ≤ 6.5 that occurred in the southeastern Alps and surrounding areas from 1928 to 2019. For each earthquake, we report focal mechanisms from the literature and newly computed solutions, and we suggest a preferred one.
Focal mechanisms describe the orientation of the fault on which an earthquake occurs and the...
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