Publication Date:
2022-06-10
Description:
We present a 1:20,000 scale map of the traces of the active Capitignano and San Giovanni faults
in the area of the Montereale basin (central Apennines, Italy) covering an area of about 80 km2.
Detailed fault mapping is based on high-resolution topography from airborne LiDAR imagery
validated by extensive ground truthing and geophysical prospecting. Our analysis allowed
the recognition of several features related to fault activity, even in scarcely accessible areas
characterized by dense vegetation cover and rugged terrain. The identified fault traces run at
the base of the NW-SE striking Montereale basin-bounding mountain front and along the
base of the southwestern slope of the Monte Mozzano ridge, and have a length of about 12
and 8 km, respectively. Improving the knowledge of fault geometry is a critical issue not only
for the recognition of seismogenic sources but also for surface fault hazard assessment and
for local urban planning. The knowledge of the exact location of the fault traces is also crucial
for the seismogenic characterization of the active faults by means of paleoseismological
trenching.
Description:
‘FIRB Abruzzo – High-resolution analyses for assessing the
seismic hazard and risk of the areas affected by the 6 April
2009 earthquake’, ref. RBAP10ZC8K_005
Description:
Published
Description:
453-459
Description:
2T. Tettonica attiva
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
reserved
Keywords:
Abruzzo, active faults, seismogenic faults 1703 earthquake
;
04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.01. Earthquake geology and paleoseismology
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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