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suggest that oblique thrusting and folding occurs in response to NW–SE oriented
contraction. Shortening is accommodated by high angle, NNW-dipping, upper
crustal thrust ramps akin to the structure proposed as a possible source for the 1968
Belice earthquake sequence (Monaco et al., 1996).

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