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- Title
Seismic source identification of the 9 November 2022 M<sub>w</sub> 5.5 offshore Adriatic sea (Italy) earthquake from GNSS data and aftershock relocation.
- Authors
Pezzo, G.; Billi, A.; Carminati, E.; Conti, A.; De Gori, P.; Devoti, R.; Lucente, F. P.; Palano, M.; Petracchini, L.; Serpelloni, E.; Tavani, S.; Chiarabba, C.
- Abstract
The fast individuation and modeling of faults responsible for large earthquakes are fundamental for understanding the evolution of potentially destructive seismic sequences. This is even more challenging in case of buried thrusts located in offshore areas, like those hosting the 9 November 2022 Ml 5.7 (Mw 5.5) and ML 5.2 earthquakes that nucleated along the Apennines compressional front, offshore the northern Adriatic Sea. Available on- and offshore (from hydrocarbon platforms) geodetic observations and seismological data provide robust constraints on the rupture of a 15 km long, ca. 24° SSW-dipping fault patch, consistent with seismic reflection data. Stress increase along unruptured portion of the activated thrust front suggests the potential activation of longer portions of the thrust with higher magnitude earthquake and larger surface faulting. This unpleasant scenario needs to be further investigated, also considering their tsunamigenic potential and possible impact on onshore and offshore human communities and infrastructures.
- Subjects
GLOBAL Positioning System; EARTHQUAKE magnitude; GEODETIC observations; EARTHQUAKE aftershocks; COMMUNITIES; THRUST; EARTHQUAKES
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-38150-5