Version 2.0 - July 2001

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This CD-ROM contains the Database of Potential Sources for Earthquakes Larger than M 5.5 in Italy, along with original software, text and elaborations prepared by researchers of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. The Database includes original and published material on the main seismogenic sources of Italy together with background geographical, seismological, geological, and tectonic information, and is distributed free of charge to all interested parties. The Database contains a large amount of data and elaborations and was designed as "work in progress". As such it is open to later additions and improvements. For these reasons and due to its intrinsic nature, the Database cannot be guaranteed to be complete, accurate and updated in any part, and will be subjected to successive revisions. Although the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica and Vulcanologia makes every effort to supply the best available information on the seismogenic sources of Italy, no warranty, expressed or implied, is provided as to the accuracy and reliability of all the data supplied in the Database. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the data and information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or in relation with business involving substantial financial or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of this Database are the sole responsibility of the user.

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