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 …

The Neogene-Quaternary geodynamic evolution of the central Calabrian Arc: A case study from the western Catanzaro Trough basin

F Brutto, F Muto, MF Loreto, N De Paola, V Tripodi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Catanzaro Trough is a Neogene-Quaternary basin developed in the central
Calabrian Arc, between the Serre and the Sila Massifs, and filled by up to 2000 m of …

Extensional tectonics during the Tyrrhenian back‐arc basin formation and a new morpho‐tectonic map

MF Loreto, N Zitellini, CR Ranero, C Palmiotto… - Basin …, 2021 - earthdoc.org
We present a new tectonic map focused upon the extensional style accompanying the
formation of the Tyrrhenian back‐arc basin. Our basin‐wide analysis synthetizes the …

A geomorphic examination of the Calabrian forearc translation

F Pavano, SF Gallen - Tectonics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of subduction forearcs as archived in the tectonic and geomorphic record
serves to constrain geodynamic models of many convergent plate margins. This paper …

Approaching the seismogenic source of the Calabria 8 September 1905 earthquake: New geophysical, geological and biochemical data from the S. Eufemia Gulf (S …

MF Loreto, U Fracassi, A Franzo, P Del Negro, F Zgur… - Marine Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Recognizing the seismogenic source of major historical earthquakes, particularly when
these have occurred offshore, is a long-standing issue across the Mediterranean Sea and …

Tectonic controls on sedimentary system along the continental slope of the central and southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea

F Gamberi, G Della Valle, M Marani… - Italian Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Continental margins are often characterised by wide slope sectors with complex topography
due to seafloor deformation linked with mobile shale or salt, or local tectonics. Within the …

Reconstructed seismic and tsunami scenarios of the 1905 Calabria earthquake (SE Tyrrhenian sea) as a tool for geohazard assessment

MF Loreto, G Pagnoni, F Pettenati, A Armigliato… - Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Italy is one of the most seismically active regions in the central Mediterranean and one of the
countries with the longest record of historical earthquakes in the world. Over the last …

The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake: source parameters from inversion of macroseismic data

F Pettenati, I Jukić, L Sirovich, I Cecić, G Costa… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The 14 April 1895 (Mw 6.1, in the area of Ljubljana, Slovenia) earthquake is still not
fully understood. The aim of this work is to derive information about its source from the …

Geophysical investigation of Pleistocene volcanism and tectonics offshore Capo Vaticano (Calabria, southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea)

MF Loreto, F Pepe, R De Ritis, G Ventura… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Magma upwelling forming volcanic plumbing systems in back arc settings is typically
controlled by extensional tectonic structures of the upper crust. Here we investigate this …

Mantle degassing on a near shore volcano, SE Tyrrhenian Sea

MF Loreto, F Italiano, D Deponte, L Facchin… - Terra Nova, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of a seamount‐like structure, located a few nautical miles offshore the Capo
Vaticano Promontory (western Calabria, S Italy), was revealed by combined geophysical …