Publication Date:
2021-01-05
Description:
The 2018 December 26th earthquake (MW = 4.9) at the south-eastern slope of Mt. Etna provides new insights for
improving the knowledge of the kinematics of the eastern flank of the volcano. The earthquake was preceded by
a seismic swarm on the upper southern-western sector of the volcano and by a short eruptive event in the summit
area. The associated crustal deformation triggered seismic reactivation of tectonic structures in the eastern flank
of the volcano. The seismogenic source has been localized along one of the segments cutting the south-eastern
slope the volcanic edifice, the NW-SE trending Fiandaca Fault, one of the most active shear zone belonging to
the upslope extension of the Timpe fault system. In the last centuries, all these faults have been the source of very
shallow, low magnitude, but destructive earthquakes. In order to determine the response of the unstable eastern
flank of Mt. Etna to the volcano-tectonic events, we applied a multidisciplinary approach based on: i) analysis of
historical and instrumental seismicity; ii) mapping of coseismic fracturing, iii) analysis of GPS and InSAR data.
This study allows to better define the seismotectonic framework of the shear zone occurring in the eastern flank
of Mt. Etna, framing it in the seismogenic belt extending as far as the Ionian offshore.
Description:
Project MUSE 4D-Overtime tectonic, dynamic and rheologic control on destructive multiple seismic events—Special Italian Faults and Earthquakes: From real 4-D cases to models, in the frame of PRIN 2017.
INGV funds in the frame of the Agreement INGV-DPC “All. A.
Catania University funds in the frame of the project “Multidisciplinary analysis of the deformation around active tectonic structures.
Description:
Published
Description:
101807
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2T. Deformazione crostale attiva
Description:
JCR Journal
Keywords:
unstable eastern flank of Mt. Etna, 2018 December 26th earthquake (Mt. Etna), kinematics of the eastern flank of Mt. Etna
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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