Preliminary observations from data recorded by OBS in the Ionian Sea (Italy) during the SEISMOFAULTS experiment

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The Ionian Sea area is a known site of seismic hazard. Several historical highmagnitude earthquakes occurred in the area (e.g., 1193, M=6.6; 1693, M=7.4; 1908, M=7.2) [Boschi et al., 1997], whose tectonic sources and generation mechanism are still debated. Due to the lack of a seafloor seismic network the detection and location of marine earthquakes are often elusive. The SEISMOFAULTS experiment [http://www.seismofaults.it/] was performed between 2017 May and 2018 May to increase knowledge on the seismicity in the western Ionian Sea. Seven broadband Ocean Bottom Seismometers and Hydrophones

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