Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data
Abstract Large magnitude earthquakes produce complex surface deformations, which are typically mapped by field geologists within the months following the mainshock. We present detailed maps of the surface deformation pattern produced by the M. Vettore Fault System during the October 2016 earthquakes...
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| author | Filippo Carboni Massimiliano Porreca Emanuela Valerio Manzo Mariarosaria Claudio De Luca Salvatore Azzaro Maurizio Ercoli Massimiliano R. Barchi |
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| description | Abstract Large magnitude earthquakes produce complex surface deformations, which are typically mapped by field geologists within the months following the mainshock. We present detailed maps of the surface deformation pattern produced by the M. Vettore Fault System during the October 2016 earthquakes in central Italy, derived from ALOS-2 SAR data, via DInSAR technique. On these maps, we trace a set of cross-sections to analyse the coseismic vertical displacement, essential to identify both surface fault ruptures and off-fault deformations. At a local scale, we identify a large number of surface ruptures, in agreement with those observed in the field. At a larger scale, the inferred coseismic deformation shows a typical long-wavelength convex curvature of the subsiding block, not directly recognizable in the field. The detection of deformation patterns from DInSAR technique can furnish important constraints on the activated fault segments, their spatial distribution and interaction soon after the seismic events. Thanks to the large availability of satellite SAR acquisitions, the proposed methodological approach can be potentially applied to worldwide earthquakes (according to the environmental characteristics of the sensed scene) to provide a wider and faster picture of surface ruptures. Thus, the derived information can be crucial for emergency management by civil protection and helpful to drive and support the geological field surveys during an ongoing seismic crisis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fcb049c2c584f3e9cd0c53437b5da5f2022-12-21T19:29:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-02-011211910.1038/s41598-022-07068-9Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR dataFilippo Carboni0Massimiliano Porreca1Emanuela Valerio2Manzo Mariarosaria3Claudio De Luca4Salvatore Azzaro5Maurizio Ercoli6Massimiliano R. Barchi7Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Centro InteRUniversitario per l’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale (CRUST), Università degli studi di PerugiaDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Centro InteRUniversitario per l’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale (CRUST), Università degli studi di PerugiaIstituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente, IREA-CNRIstituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente, IREA-CNRIstituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente, IREA-CNRDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Centro InteRUniversitario per l’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale (CRUST), Università degli studi di PerugiaDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Centro InteRUniversitario per l’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale (CRUST), Università degli studi di PerugiaDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Centro InteRUniversitario per l’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale (CRUST), Università degli studi di PerugiaAbstract Large magnitude earthquakes produce complex surface deformations, which are typically mapped by field geologists within the months following the mainshock. We present detailed maps of the surface deformation pattern produced by the M. Vettore Fault System during the October 2016 earthquakes in central Italy, derived from ALOS-2 SAR data, via DInSAR technique. On these maps, we trace a set of cross-sections to analyse the coseismic vertical displacement, essential to identify both surface fault ruptures and off-fault deformations. At a local scale, we identify a large number of surface ruptures, in agreement with those observed in the field. At a larger scale, the inferred coseismic deformation shows a typical long-wavelength convex curvature of the subsiding block, not directly recognizable in the field. The detection of deformation patterns from DInSAR technique can furnish important constraints on the activated fault segments, their spatial distribution and interaction soon after the seismic events. Thanks to the large availability of satellite SAR acquisitions, the proposed methodological approach can be potentially applied to worldwide earthquakes (according to the environmental characteristics of the sensed scene) to provide a wider and faster picture of surface ruptures. Thus, the derived information can be crucial for emergency management by civil protection and helpful to drive and support the geological field surveys during an ongoing seismic crisis.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07068-9 |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Carboni Massimiliano Porreca Emanuela Valerio Manzo Mariarosaria Claudio De Luca Salvatore Azzaro Maurizio Ercoli Massimiliano R. Barchi Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data Scientific Reports |
| title | Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data |
| title_full | Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data |
| title_fullStr | Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data |
| title_short | Surface ruptures and off-fault deformation of the October 2016 central Italy earthquakes from DInSAR data |
| title_sort | surface ruptures and off fault deformation of the october 2016 central italy earthquakes from dinsar data |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07068-9 |
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