New paleoseismic data from the Irpinia Fault. A different seismogenic perspective for southern Apennines (Italy)

P Galli, E Peronace - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Irpinia Fault (ie, Mount Marzano Fault System: MMFS) was responsible for the
devastating 1980 earthquake (Mw 6.9) that caused the longest surface faulting ever …

Earthquake focal mechanisms, seismogenic stress, and seismotectonics of the Calabrian Arc, Italy

D Presti, A Billi, B Orecchio, C Totaro, C Faccenna… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
Crustal earthquake focal mechanisms are investigated in the Calabrian Arc region, where
the western Mediterranean subduction process is close to ending and the residual Ionian …

Fault Pattern and Seismotectonic Style of the Campania – Lucania 1980 Earthquake (Mw 6.9, Southern Italy): New Multidisciplinary Constraints

S Bello, R de Nardis, R Scarpa, F Brozzetti… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
New fault trace mapping and structural survey of the active faults outcropping within the
epicentral area of the Campania-Lucania 1980 normal fault earthquake (Mw 6.9) are …

Geo-hazard-based approach for the estimation of seismic vulnerability and damage scenarios of the old city of senerchia (Avellino, Italy)

N Chieffo, A Formisano - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The large-scale seismic risk assessment is a crucial point for safeguarding people and
planning adequate mitigation plans in urban areas. The current research work aims at …

A decoupled kinematic model for active normal faults: Insights from the 1980, MS = 6.9 Irpinia earthquake, southern Italy

A Ascione, S Mazzoli, P Petrosino, E Valente - Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A significant uncertainty exists in the definition of both surface pattern and subsurface
continuity (ie, coupling vs. decoupling) of active normal faults in the Apennines. In this study …

An improved 1-D seismic velocity model for seismological studies in the Campania–Lucania region (Southern Italy)

E Matrullo, R De Matteis, C Satriano… - Geophysical Journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We present a 1-D velocity model of the Earth's crust in Campania–Lucania region obtained
by solving the coupled hypocentre–velocity inverse problem for 1312 local earthquakes …

Fault delineation and regional stress direction from the analysis of background microseismicity in the southern Apennines, Italy

R De Matteis, E Matrullo, L Rivera… - Bulletin of the …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The present active faults and stress field acting in the southern Apennines (Italy), a
structurally complex area characterized by high seismic potential, are studied by analyzing …

High-precision differential earthquake location in 3-D models: Evidence for a rheological barrier controlling the microseismicity at the Irpinia fault zone in southern …

G De Landro, O Amoroso, TA Stabile… - … Supplements to the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A non-linear, global-search, probabilistic, double-difference earthquake location technique
is illustrated. The main advantages of this method are the determination of comprehensive …

Seismic evidence for a slab tear at the Puerto Rico Trench

HE Meighan, J Pulliam, U ten Brink… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The fore‐arc region of the northeast Caribbean plate north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands has been the site of numerous seismic swarms since at least 1976. A 6 month …

[HTML][HTML] A functional tool to explore the reliability of micro-earthquake focal mechanism solutions for seismotectonic purposes

GM Adinolfi, R De Matteis, R De Nardis, A Zollo - Solid Earth, 2022 - se.copernicus.org
Improving the knowledge of seismogenic faults requires the integration of geological,
seismological, and geophysical information. Among several analyses, the definition of …