Surface faulting during the August 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0): preliminary results

Livio, F.; Michetti, A.M.; Vittori, E.; Gregory, L.; Wedmore, L.; Piccardi, L.; Tondi, E.; Roberts, G.; Blumetti, A.M.; Bonadeo, L.; Brunamonte, F.; Comerci, V.; Di Manna, P.; Ferrario, M.F.; Faure Walker, J.; Frigerio, C.; Fumanti, F.; Guerrieri, L.; Iezzi, F.; Leoni, G.; McCaffrey, K.; Mildon, Z.; Phillips, R.; Rhodes, E.; Walters, R.J.; Wilkinson, M.

doi:10.4401/ag-7197

Surface faulting during the August 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0): preliminary results

Livio, F.; Michetti, A.M.; Vittori, E.; Gregory, L.; Wedmore, L.; Piccardi, L.; Tondi, E.; Roberts, G.; Blumetti, A.M.; Bonadeo, L.; Brunamonte, F.; Comerci, V.; Di Manna, P.; Ferrario, M.F.; Faure Walker, J.; Frigerio, C.; Fumanti, F.; Guerrieri, L.; Iezzi, F.; Leoni, G.; McCaffrey, K.; Mildon, Z.; Phillips, R.; Rhodes, E.; Walters, R.J.; Wilkinson, M.

Authors

F. Livio

A.M. Michetti

E. Vittori

L. Gregory

L. Wedmore

L. Piccardi

E. Tondi

G. Roberts

A.M. Blumetti

L. Bonadeo

F. Brunamonte

V. Comerci

P. Di Manna

M.F. Ferrario

J. Faure Walker

C. Frigerio

F. Fumanti

L. Guerrieri

F. Iezzi

G. Leoni

Professor Kenneth Mccaffrey k.j.w.mccaffrey@durham.ac.uk
Head of Department

Z. Mildon

R. Phillips

E. Rhodes

R.J. Walters

M. Wilkinson

Abstract

We present some preliminary results on the mapping of coseismically-induced ground ruptures following the Aug. 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0). The seismogenic source, as highlighted by InSAR and seismological data, ruptured across two adjacent structures: the Vettore and Laga faults. We collected field data on ground breaks along the whole deformed area and two different scenarios of on-fault coseismic displacement arise from these observations. To the north, along the Vettore fault, surface faulting can be mapped quite continuously along a well-defined fault strand while such features are almost absent to the south, along the Laga fault, where flysch-like marly units are present. A major lithological control, affects the surface expression of faulting, resulting in a complex deformation pattern.

Citation

Livio, F., Michetti, A., Vittori, E., Gregory, L., Wedmore, L., Piccardi, L., …Wilkinson, M. (2016). Surface faulting during the August 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0): preliminary results. Annals of geophysics, 59(Fast Track 5), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7197

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 14, 2016
Online Publication Date	Nov 1, 2016
Publication Date	Nov 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Dec 14, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Dec 15, 2016
Journal	Annals of geophysics
Print ISSN	1593-5213
Publisher	Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	59
Issue	Fast Track 5
Pages	1-8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7197
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1397433
Publisher URL	http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/7197