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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2445-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2445-2022
Research article
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27 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 27 Jul 2022

A morphotectonic approach to the study of earthquakes in Rome

Fabrizio Marra, Alberto Frepoli, Dario Gioia, Marcello Schiattarella, Andrea Tertulliani, Monica Bini, Gaetano De Luca, and Marco Luppichini

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Through the analysis of the morphostructural setting in which the seismicity of Rome is framed, we explain why the city should not expect to suffer damage from a big earthquake.
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