Morpho-structural setting of the Ligurian Sea: the role of structural heritage and neotectonic inversion

D Morelli, M Locatelli, N Corradi, P Cianfarra… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The review of recent bathymetric and geophysical data collected in the framework of several
research and cartographic projects have allowed a detailed reconstruction of the morpho …

Structure and evolution of a passive margin in a compressive environment: example of the south-western Alps–Ligurian basin junction during the Cenozoic

F Sage, MO Beslier, I Thinon, C Larroque… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2011 - Elsevier
We focus on the northern Ligurian margin, at the geological junction of the subalpine
domain and the Ligurian oceanic basin, in order (1) to identify the location of the southern …

[HTML][HTML] Seismotectonics of southeast France: from the Jura mountains to Corsica

C Larroque, S Baize, J Albaric… - Comptes …, 2021 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé The analysis of the seismicity catalog (1996 to 2019) covering the region from the
Jura mountains to Corsica provides a first-order image of the distribution of earthquakes …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology, distribution and origin of recent submarine landslides of the Ligurian Margin (North-western Mediterranean): some insights into geohazard …

S Migeon, A Cattaneo, V Hassoun, C Larroque… - Marine Geophysical …, 2011 - Springer
Based on new multibeam bathymetric data, seismic-reflection profiles and side-scan sonar
images, a great number of submarine failures of various types and sizes was identified …

[HTML][HTML] From mapped faults to fault-length earthquake magnitude (FLEM): a test on Italy with methodological implications

F Trippetta, P Petricca, A Billi, C Collettini, M Cuffaro… - Solid Earth, 2019 - se.copernicus.org
Empirical scaling relationships between fault or slip dimensions and earthquake magnitudes
are often used to assess the maximum possible earthquake magnitude of a territory. Upon …

Active deformation at the southwestern Alps–Ligurian basin junction (France–Italy boundary): Evidence for recent change from compression to extension in the …

C Larroque, B Delouis, B Godel, JM Nocquet - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
Several hundred earthquakes of small and moderate magnitude occur each year at the
southwestern Alps–Ligurian basin junction. In addition, the historical seismicity data attests …

Finite-moment tensor of the 3 September 2002 Yorba Linda earthquake

P Chen, TH Jordan, L Zhao - Bulletin of the …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We have developed procedures for inverting broadband waveforms for the finite-moment
tensors (fmts) of regional earthquakes. The fmt is defined in terms of second-order …

Time intervals to assess active and capable faults for engineering practices in Italy

F Galadini, E Falcucci, P Galli, B Giaccio, S Gori… - Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
The time span necessary to define a fault as 'active and capable'can mainly be derived from
the framework of the regulations and the literature produced since the 1970s on risk …

[HTML][HTML] Morphotectonic and fault–earthquake relationships along the northern Ligurian margin (western Mediterranean) based on high resolution, multibeam …

C Larroque, BM de Lépinay, S Migeon - Marine Geophysical Research, 2011 - Springer
We present here new data from the MALISAR surveys that focus on two areas of the
northern Ligurian margin where we reveal recent and active deformation. A set of N60° E …

Salt tectonics in the SW Alps (Italy–France): From rifting to the inversion of the European continental margin in a context of oblique convergence

A Decarlis, M Maino, G Dallagiovanna, A Lualdi… - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The SW Alps result from the inversion of the European continental margin during the oblique
convergence between Europe and Adria since the Cretaceous. The orogenic deformation is …