In search of the seismogenic fault of the March 23rd 2018 earthquake (Mw 3.7) near Brindisi (Puglia, Southern Italy) | Zendy

Vincenzo Festa | Zendy; Francesco De Giosa | Zendy; Massimo Moretti | Zendy; Vincenzo Del Gaudio | Zendy; Pierpaolo Pierri | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

In search of the seismogenic fault of the March 23rd 2018 earthquake (Mw 3.7) near Brindisi (Puglia, Southern Italy)

Author(s) -

Vincenzo Festa,

Francesco De Giosa,

Massimo Moretti,

Vincenzo Del Gaudio,

Pierpaolo Pierri

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

geologia croatica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 1333-4875

pISSN - 1330-030X

DOI - 10.4154/gc.2019.10

Subject(s) - seismology , fault (geology) , geology , foreshock , earthquake prediction , geography , aftershock

The portion of the southern Adriatic Sea, adjacent to the Murge area (Apulian Foreland, Southern Italy), is considered mainly aseismic. The recent March 23rd 2018 earthquake (Mw 3.7), occurred near Brindisi (Puglia Region), giving us occasion to reconsider data coming from different sources (instrumentally-recorded, historically-documented and palaeoseismologically-interpreted earthquakes), that suggest some moderate seismic shocks in this portion of the Adriatic Sea. The present study, based on the re-interpretation of public domain seismic profiles and exploration well logs available in the ViDEPI Project, has been focused on the recognition of faults with Quaternary activity in the epicentral area. A S-dipping fault, with a main dip-slip component of movement, is suggested to be the seismogenic source. Its geometry is consistent with the fault plane solution and the depth of the hypocenter calculated by the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia).

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research