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View article: Underground Gas Storage as Benchmark for Seismic Attenuation Tomography in a Tectonically Complex Region (North‐Eastern Italy)
Underground Gas Storage as Benchmark for Seismic Attenuation Tomography in a Tectonically Complex Region (North‐Eastern Italy) Open
We present a multiscale seismic attenuation tomography of a seismotectonically complex region in northern Italy hosting the well‐characterized Collalto Underground Gas Storage (UGS). Beyond its specific relevance, this site provides a natu…
View article: First Tomographic Imaging of Mid-Crustal Doubling at the Abruzzi Outer Thrust Front, Central-Southern Italy
First Tomographic Imaging of Mid-Crustal Doubling at the Abruzzi Outer Thrust Front, Central-Southern Italy Open
The geometry, deep structural style, and seismotectonic setting of the outer Abruzzi thrust system are less understood than those of other segments of Italy's Late Pliocene–Quaternary contractional belt. This knowledge gap arises from the …
View article: Unveiling the roots of seismogenic faults in central southern Apennines
Unveiling the roots of seismogenic faults in central southern Apennines Open
Transient aseismic processes, driven by fluid movement, fault creeping, and slow slip events, can further influence earthquake distribution, primarily due to tectonic loading. Analyzing seismicity clusters induced by these transient proces…
View article: Comparison of Crustal Stress and Strain Fields in the Himalaya–Tibet Region: Geodynamic Implications
Comparison of Crustal Stress and Strain Fields in the Himalaya–Tibet Region: Geodynamic Implications Open
The Himalaya–Tibet region represents a complex region of active deformation related to the ongoing India–Eurasia convergence process. To provide additional constraints on the active processes shaping this region, we used a comprehensive da…
View article: Interplay of tectonic and dynamic processes shaping multilayer extensional system in southern-central Apennines
Interplay of tectonic and dynamic processes shaping multilayer extensional system in southern-central Apennines Open
High-hazard seismic zones can remain silent over centuries with meager seismicity rates challenging our understanding of seismic processes. We focus on the comprehensive analysis of cascading episodes of swarms and seismic sequences follow…
View article: Advanced 3D seismic hazard analysis for active compression in the Adriatic Thrust Zone, Italy
Advanced 3D seismic hazard analysis for active compression in the Adriatic Thrust Zone, Italy Open
The probabilistic seismic hazard assessment contains two ingredients: (1) the seismic source model with earthquake rates and rupture parameters for specification of the statistical distribution of earthquakes in time and space and (2) the …
View article: A first look at the ground motion characteristics unveiled by accelerometric data: the case of Campi Flegrei area (Italy)
A first look at the ground motion characteristics unveiled by accelerometric data: the case of Campi Flegrei area (Italy) Open
Campi Flegrei is a volcanic region in Southern Italy of great interest for volcanic risk due to the presence of a potentially dangerous caldera collapse structure in a very densely populated area. In historical times, the Campi Flegrei are…
View article: The new urban strong motion array along the Crati Valley.
The new urban strong motion array along the Crati Valley. Open
The Italian Strong Motion Network (RAN Rete Accelerometrica Nazionale) currently comprises 705 stations strategically distributed throughout Italy. Following the seismic events in L'Aquila in 2009, the Civil Protection Department is also w…
View article: The Attenuation and Scattering Signature of Fluid Reservoirs and Tectonic Interactions in the Central-Southern Apennines (Italy) 
The Attenuation and Scattering Signature of Fluid Reservoirs and Tectonic Interactions in the Central-Southern Apennines (Italy)  Open
The intricate tectonics of Central-Southern Italy, characterized by its complex fault network and sparse seismicity distribution, have posed a significant challenge to understanding the region's seismic hazard, its three-dimensional struct…
View article: Dual Role of Fluids in Activating Extensional Seismicity at Middle and Lower Crust Depth: the Deformation Corridor Throughout the Southern-Central Apennines (Italy)
Dual Role of Fluids in Activating Extensional Seismicity at Middle and Lower Crust Depth: the Deformation Corridor Throughout the Southern-Central Apennines (Italy) Open
Our study extensively explores the analysis of successive swarms and seismic sequences that followed the 2009 L'Aquila mainshock (Mw 6.3) in the southern-central Apennines of Italy—a region historically recognized for seismic events,…
View article: Supplemental Material: Slowly deforming megathrusts within the continental lithosphere: a case from Italy
Supplemental Material: Slowly deforming megathrusts within the continental lithosphere: a case from Italy Open
Figures S1-S8: Additional seismic activity models. Data Set S1: Catalog of high-quality hypocenter data.
View article: Supplemental Material: Slowly deforming megathrusts within the continental lithosphere: a case from Italy
Supplemental Material: Slowly deforming megathrusts within the continental lithosphere: a case from Italy Open
Figures S1-S8: Additional seismic activity models. Data Set S1: Catalog of high-quality hypocenter data.
View article: The Attenuation and Scattering Signature of Fluid Reservoirs and Tectonic Interactions in the Central‐Southern Apennines (Italy)
The Attenuation and Scattering Signature of Fluid Reservoirs and Tectonic Interactions in the Central‐Southern Apennines (Italy) Open
Despite the high detection level of the Italian seismic network and the risk associated with its fault networks, Central‐Southern Italy has no unique geophysical model of the crust able to illuminate its complex tectonics. Here, we obtain …
View article: QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy
QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy Open
This database relates to the paper “QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy”, by: Giusy Lavecchia1,2, Simone Bello1,2*, Carlo Andrenacci1,2, Daniele Cirillo1,2, Federic…
View article: QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy
QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy Open
This database relates to the paper “QUIN 2.0 - new release of the QUaternary fault strain INdicators database from the Southern Apennines of Italy”, by: Giusy Lavecchia1,2, Simone Bello1,2*, Carlo Andrenacci1,2, Daniele Cirillo1,2, Federic…
View article: Reappraisal and Analysis of Macroseismic Data for Seismotectonic Purposes: The Strong Earthquakes of Southern Calabria, Italy
Reappraisal and Analysis of Macroseismic Data for Seismotectonic Purposes: The Strong Earthquakes of Southern Calabria, Italy Open
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 historical times. In such cases, geoscientists need to in…
View article: Basin-scale interaction between post-LGM faulting and morpho-sedimentary processes in the S. Eufemia Gulf (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea)
Basin-scale interaction between post-LGM faulting and morpho-sedimentary processes in the S. Eufemia Gulf (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) Open
The integrated interpretation of high-resolution multibeam bathymetry, seismic profiles and backscatter data in the S. Eufemia Gulf (SEG; Calabro-Tyrrhenian continental margin, south-eastern Tyrrhenian Sea) documents the relationship betwe…
View article: A multi-scale approach to the recent activity of the Stradella thrust in the seismotectonic context of the Emilia Arc (northwestern Italy)
A multi-scale approach to the recent activity of the Stradella thrust in the seismotectonic context of the Emilia Arc (northwestern Italy) Open
The frontal thrusts and folds of the northern Apennines - Italy - are mainly covered under the alluvial deposits of the Po Plain. Some of these structures show geological evidence of Late Quaternary activity, thus posing the need for an ac…
View article: Integrated structural-seismological constraints for a 3D multi-depth fault model of the Stradella and Emilia Arcs (northern Italy)
Integrated structural-seismological constraints for a 3D multi-depth fault model of the Stradella and Emilia Arcs (northern Italy) Open
Investigating active tectonics and the structural style of potentially-seismogenic structures at the outer front of active orogenic belts is particularly challenging when the frontal structures are buried and slowly deforming. This is the …
View article: A conceptual 3D fold-and-thrust database for seismic hazard, seismotectonic and geodynamic purposes - a first release from eastern Central Italy
A conceptual 3D fold-and-thrust database for seismic hazard, seismotectonic and geodynamic purposes - a first release from eastern Central Italy Open
We present SEISC-3D, an ArcGIS geodatabase for 3D SEIsmic Source Characterization. It integrates multi-scale and multi-depth geological and seismological information in a compressional environment to build a detailed regional-scale, geomet…
View article: Constructing a 3D Smoothed Seismicity Model for the Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Adriatic Thrust Zone, Italy
Constructing a 3D Smoothed Seismicity Model for the Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Adriatic Thrust Zone, Italy Open
In any probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA), the computation of earthquake forecasting models is a fundamental step. A widely used approach is the smoothed seismicity, which uses seismic catalogs to produce earthquake forecasts in …
View article: Geometry and stress interaction of a complex lithospheric-scale thrust system as unveiled by background seismicity and moderate seismic sequences - the Marche-Adriatic case (eastern Central Italy)
Geometry and stress interaction of a complex lithospheric-scale thrust system as unveiled by background seismicity and moderate seismic sequences - the Marche-Adriatic case (eastern Central Italy) Open
A recent paper showed the evidence of two well-distinct low-angle and SW-dipping individual reverse shear zones of the Italian Outer Thrust System in Central Italy (de Nardis et al., 2022). One, referred to as Thrust 1 (T1),  correspo…
View article: Morphostructural and geophysical surveys of the late Pleistocene-Holocene Broni-Sarmato Fault (Emilia Arc, northern Italy)
Morphostructural and geophysical surveys of the late Pleistocene-Holocene Broni-Sarmato Fault (Emilia Arc, northern Italy) Open
We present new morphostructural and geophysical data to discuss the recent activity of the Broni-Sarmato structure, an 18 km-long outcropping section of the north-verging Stradella thrust, located 50 km south of Milan, along the pede-Apenn…