Complex trans-ridge normal faults controlling large earthquakes

S Bello, G Lavecchia, C Andrenacci, M Ercoli… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Studying faults capable of releasing moderate-to-strong earthquakes is fundamental for
seismic hazard studies, especially in a territory that was subject to the strongest peninsular …

Reappraisal and analysis of macroseismic data for seismotectonic purposes: The strong earthquakes of southern Calabria, Italy

C Andrenacci, S Bello, MS Barbano, R de Nardis… - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In tectonically active areas, such as the Italian peninsula, studying the faults responsible for
strong earthquakes is often challenging, especially when the earthquakes occurred in …

Coupling rare earth element analyses and high-resolution topography along fault scarps to investigate past earthquakes: A case study from the Southern Apennines …

S Bello, MG Perna, A Consalvo, F Brozzetti… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The systematic study of faults that have released strong earthquakes in the past is a
challenge for seismic hazard assessment. In carbonate landscapes, the use of rare earth …

U-Pb age of the 2016 Amatrice earthquake causative fault (Mt. Gorzano, Italy) and paleo-fluid circulation during seismic cycles inferred from inter-and co-seismic …

M Curzi, SM Bernasconi, A Billi, C Boschi, L Aldega… - Tectonophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mt. Gorzano Fault (MGF) is a major seismically active extensional fault of the
central Apennines, responsible for the destructive Mw 6.0 Amatrice earthquake in 2016. The …

[HTML][HTML] Architecture of active extensional faults in carbonates: Campo Felice and Monte D'Ocre faults, Italian Apennines

L Del Rio, M Moro, S Masoch, F Doumaz… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
To understand better the development of deformation in carbonate-hosted normal faults, we
compared the structural architecture of the Campo Felice and Monte D'Ocre active faults …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of the maximum earthquakes magnitude based on potential brittle volume and strain rate: The Italy test case

P Petricca, E Carminati, C Doglioni - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
One major critical issue in seismic hazard analysis deals with the computation of the
maximum earthquake magnitude expected for a given region. Its estimation is usually based …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution geophysical investigations in the central Apennines seismic belt (Italy): Results from the Campo Felice tectonic basin

F Villani, S Maraio, L Improta, V Sapia, G Di Giulio… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Campo Felice basin, in the central Apennines seismic belt (Italy), developed in
the hangingwall of a 30 km-long system of NW-trending normal faults with Holocene …

Deterministic seismic hazard assessment of a long mountainous road tunnel: a case study of Lowari Tunnel, Pakistan

J Khan, W Ahmed, M Waseem, ST Shah… - Environmental Earth …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to perform a comprehensive Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment
(DSHA) to quantify the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) values for the Lowari Tunnel …

A Meta‐Analysis of Fault Slip Rates Across the Central Apennines

MMC Carafa, D Di Naccio, C Di Lorenzo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Several methods such as paleoseismic trenching, mapping of offset geomorphic markers,
and dating of scarp profiles have been used to determine slip rates of normal faults in the …

Long live the fault! Double inversion of a Mesozoic rift‐related fault system in the central Apennines

M Mercuri, S Tavani, S Fabbi, G Lavosi… - Terra …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The San Potito area in central Apennines (Italy), enclosed within the Latium‐
Abruzzi carbonate platform, exposes anomalously pelagic carbonates filling an intraplatform …