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New insights on the deformation process of a confined region in the northern Aegean Sea corroborates the claims that the observed long lead times of the precursory seismic electric signals of the two largest earthquakes which occurred within the last 15 years in the area are attributed to specific geodynamics. Possible underlying physics are also discussed.
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Dologlou, E. New aspects on the interconnection between precursory seismic electric signal lead time and geodynamics in the northern Aegean Sea. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 103, 877–880 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-013-0990-5
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