Understanding crust dynamics and subduction in southern Italy

Abstract

To mark the centennial anniversary of the 1908 earthquake that shook Messina, Italy, the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) began the “Messina 1908–2008” research project. The aim is to clarify the extension deformation processes that occur in the Strait of Messina and to understand relationships between subduction and crustal deformation there by merging existing data and studies, and by collecting new and more detailed seismological, geodetic, historical, and satellite observations.