Macroseismic effects highlight site response in Rome and its geological signature

Paola Sbarra (), Valerio Rubeis, Emiliano Luzio, Marco Mancini, Massimiliano Moscatelli, Francesco Stigliano, Patrizia Tosi and Roberto Vallone

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2012, vol. 62, issue 2, 425-443

Abstract: A detailed analysis of the earthquake effects on the urban area of Rome has been conducted for the L’Aquila sequence, which occurred in April 2009, by using an online macroseismic questionnaire. Intensity residuals calculated using the mainshock and four aftershocks are analyzed in light of a very accurate and original geological reconstruction of the subsoil of Rome based on a large amount of wells. The aim of this work is to highlight ground motion amplification areas and to find a correlation with the geological settings at a subregional scale, putting in evidence the extreme complexity of the phenomenon and the difficulty of making a simplified model. Correlations between amplification areas and both near-surface and deep geology were found. Moreover, the detailed scale of investigation has permitted us to find a correlation between seismic amplification in recent alluvial settings and subsiding zones, and between heard seismic sound and Tiber alluvial sediments. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

Keywords: Earthquakes; Intensity residuals; Urban geosciences; Macroseismic effects; Amplification areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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