Civil Protection report on strong motion and geological observations
June 1, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Data analysis, Geotechnics, Seismology and Hazard
The Italian Civil Protection has published a first report entitled “The Emilia thrust earthquake of 20 May 2012 (Northern Italy): strong motion and geological observations”, in collaboration with the University of Chieti (GeoSis-Lab), the University of Trieste and the Regione Umbria. You can download...
Liquefaction observed in San Carlo di Sant’Agostino
May 27, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Field Team Blog, Geotechnics
Liquefaction has been observed in the area of San Carlo di Sant-Agostino (as reported in www.corriere.it – article in Italian - and directly observed by the Eucentre Field Teams). The National Institution of Geologists will be sending teams into the field to carry out investigations on the local...
Map of the ground deformation
May 26, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Data analysis, Maps and Records, Remote Sensing
Data from the radar satellite COSMO-SkyMed of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) has shown the surface ground deformation, allowing researchers from CNR-Irea and INGV to carry out the first evaluations of the affected area. A part of the studied area shows that a deformation up to 15 centimetres occurred....
Field Teams: Reconnaissance of bridges
May 24, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Field Team Blog, Structures
This post presents some photos and observations from the Eucentre field teams when they visited a series of bridges. Position: strade Adriatica, Abetone and Brennero, Porrettana and Transpolesana Distance from epicenter: various Damage typology: no significant earthquake induced damages Coordinates: ...
Field Teams: S. Giacomo and Filippo Roncole Church damage
May 23, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Field Team Blog, Structures
On 21st-22nd May, the Eucentre Field Team visited the following structure: Municipality: Mirandola Category: church Type of collapse: facade The facade of the S. Giacomo and Filippo Roncole Church in the municipality of Mirandola was observed to have large cracks and appeared to be close to collapse....
Seismic Hazard Setting Map
May 23, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Maps and Records, Seismology and Hazard
The map below shows the location of the epicentre of the Emilia earthquake on the Italian map of seismic hazard (INGV). Seismic hazard map of Italy showing the location of the epicentre of the Emilia earthquake. Source: http://www.ingv.it/primo-piano/comunicazione/2012/05200508/map_haz.jpg
Accelerograms and ShakeMaps
May 23, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Maps and Records, Seismology and Hazard
The map below shows the position of the recording stations of the RAIS (Strong Motion Network of Northern Italy) and RAN (National Strong Motion Network) and the respective values of recorded peak ground acceleration. A preliminary report of the accelerograms and the response spectra of the RAIS stations...
Seismological characteristics
May 23, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under Maps and Records, Seismology and Hazard
The event generated along a seismogenic structure covered by the sediments of the Po plane. The focal mechanism is clearly reversal. The figure below shows the focal mechanism and location proposed by INGV and the stations used to obtain the corresponding result. The detailed information using in the...
Emilia Earthquake: The Event
May 23, 2012 by Eucentre
Filed under General Information, Maps and Records
The 20th of May of 2012, an earthquake ocurred in the North of Italy at 04:03:53 local time (02:03:53 UTC time) in the Region of Emilia-Romagna. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) the magnitude of the event was Mw 5.9 and the hypocentral depth 6.3 km. The earthquake...