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Reply to comment on ‘Insights from the M w 6.3 2009 L’Aquila earthquake (Central Apennines) – unveiling new seismogenic sources through their surface signatures: the adjacent San Pio Fault’
Author(s) -
Di Bucci Daniela,
Vannoli Paola,
Burrato Pierfrancesco,
Fracassi Umberto,
Valensise Gianluca
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01026.x
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , fault (geology) , tectonics , superposition principle , normal fault , physics , quantum mechanics
Terra Nova, 23, 421–423, 2011 Abstract We reply to a comment by Messina et al. , who strongly criticized our article on the San Pio Fault, by showing that in areas of complex geology such as the central Apennines, where the current tectonic setting results from the superposition of different tectonic regimes, the equation: `most visible active fault = major seismogenic fault' can be misleading.