Imaging the three-dimensional architecture of the Middle Aterno basin (2009 L’Aquila earthquake, Central Italy) using ground TDEM and seismic noise surveys: preliminary results
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Extended abstract
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English
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2T. Tettonica attiva
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Published
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April 19, 2015
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Pescina (AQ)
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Miscellanea INGV
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Abstract
We present preliminary results from a multidisciplinary geophysical approach applied to the imaging of the threedimensional
architecture of the Middle Aterno basin, close to the epicentral area of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake (central Italy).
We collected several time domain electromagnetic soundings (TDEM) coupled with seismic noise measurements focusing on the
characterization of the bedrock/infill interface. Our preliminary results agree with existing geophysical data collected in the area,
and show that the southeastern portion of the basin is characterized by a deepening of the Mesozoic-Tertiary bedrock down to a
depth of more than 450 m. We found that a joint use of electromagnetic and seismic methods significantly contributes in
obtaining new insights on the 3D geometry of the Middle Aterno basin. Moreover, we believe that our combined approach based
on TDEM and noise measurements can be adopted to investigate similar geological settings elsewhere.
architecture of the Middle Aterno basin, close to the epicentral area of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake (central Italy).
We collected several time domain electromagnetic soundings (TDEM) coupled with seismic noise measurements focusing on the
characterization of the bedrock/infill interface. Our preliminary results agree with existing geophysical data collected in the area,
and show that the southeastern portion of the basin is characterized by a deepening of the Mesozoic-Tertiary bedrock down to a
depth of more than 450 m. We found that a joint use of electromagnetic and seismic methods significantly contributes in
obtaining new insights on the 3D geometry of the Middle Aterno basin. Moreover, we believe that our combined approach based
on TDEM and noise measurements can be adopted to investigate similar geological settings elsewhere.
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Balasco, M., P. Galli, A. Giocoli, E. Gueguen, V. Lapenna, A. Perrone, S. Piscitelli, E. Rizzo, G. Romano, A. Siniscalchi & M. Votta, (2011). Deep geophysical electromagnetic section across the middle Aterno Valley (central Italy): preliminary results after the April 6, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. Boll. Geofis. Teor. Appl.. doi: 10.4430/bgta0028
Bedrosian, P.A., M.K. Burgess & T. Nishikawa, (2013). Faulting and groundwater in a desert environment: constraining hydrogeology using time-domain electromagnetic data. Near Surface Geophysics. 11, (5), 545-555.
Bergamaschi, F., G. Cultrera, L. Luzi, R.M. Azzara, G. Ameri, P. Augliera, P. Bordoni, F. Cara, R. Cogliano, E. D’Alema, D. Di Giacomo, G. Di Giulio, A. Fodarella, G. Franceschina, F. Galadini, M.R. Gallipoli, S. Gori, P. Harabaglia, C. Ladina, S. Lovati, S. Marzorati, M. Massa, G. Milana, M. Mucciarelli, F. Pacora, S. Parolai, M. Picozzi, M. Pilz, S. Pucillo, R. Puglia, G. Riccio, M. Sobiesiak, (2011). Evaluation of site effects in the Aterno river valley (Central Italy) from aftershocks of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. Bulletin Earthquake Engineering. 9, 697- 715.
Bonnefoy-Claudet, S., C. Cécile, B. Pierre-Yves, C. Fabrice, M. Peter, K. Jozef & D. Fäh, (2006). H/V ratio: a tool for site effects evaluation. Results from 1-D noise simulations. Geophysical Journal International. 167, (2), 827-837.
Bosi, C. & T. Bertini, (1970). Geologia della media valle dell’Aterno. Mem. Soc. Geol. It.. 9, 719 – 777 Cavinato, G.P. & P.G. De Celles, (1999). Extensional basins in the tectonically bimodal central Apennines fold-thrust belt, Italy: response to corner flow above a subducting slab in retrograde motion. Geology, 27. (10), 955-958.
Chiaraluce, L., (2012). Unraveling the complexity of Apenninic extensional fault systems: A review of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (Central Apennines, Italy). Journal of Structural Geology. 42, 2-18.
Civico, R., S. Pucci, D. Pantosti & P.M. De Martini, (2014). Morphotectonic analysis of the long-term surface expression of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake fault (Central Italy) using airborne LiDAR data. In press. Tectonophysics. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2014.12.024.
Di Giulio, G., I. Gaudiosi, F. Cara, G. Milana & M. Tallini, (2014). Shear-wave velocity profile and seismic input derived from ambient vibration array measurements: the case study of downtown L'Aquila. Geophysical Journal International. 198, (2), 848-866.
Effersø, F., E. Auken, K.I. Sørensen, (1999). Inversion of bandlimited TEM responses. Geophysical Prospecting. 47, 551–564. Emergeo Working Group, (2010). Evidence for surface rupture associated with the Mw 6.3 L’Aquila earthquake sequence of April 2009 (central Italy). Terra Nova. 22: 43–51, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00915.x
Fäh, D., F. Kind & D. Giardini, (2001). A theoretical investigation of average h/v ratios. Geophysical Journal International. 145, 535-549.
Galli, P., B. Giaccio & P. Messina, (2010). The 2009 central Italy earthquake seen through 0.5 Myr-long tectonic history of the L’Aquila faults system. Quaternary Science Reviews. 29, 3768- 3789.
Ghisetti, F., & L. Vezzani, (1999). Depths and modes of Pliocene- Pleistocene crustal extension of the Apennines (Italy). Terra Nova, 11, 67-72.
Herrmann, R.B., L. Malagnini, and I. Munafò, (2011). Regional Moment Tensors of the 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake Sequence. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 101, (3), 975- 993.
Hobza, C.M., P.A. Bedrosian and B.R. Bloss, (2012). Hydrostratigraphic interpretation of test-hole and surface geophysical data, Elkhorn and Loup River Basins, Nebraska, 2008 to 2011. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012– 1227.1-95.
Improta, L., F. Villani, P.P. Bruno, A. Castiello, D. De Rosa, F. Varriale, M. Punzo, C.A. Brunori, R. Civico, S. Pierdominici, A. Berlusconi, G. Giacomuzzi, (2012). High-resolution controlledsource seismic tomography across the Middle Aterno basin in the epicentral area of the 2009, Mw 6.3, L’Aquila earthquake (central Apennines, Italy). Italian Journal of Geosciences. 131, (3), 373-388.
MS-AQ Working Group, (2010). Microzonazione sismica per la ricostruzione dell’area aquilana. In: Regione Abruzzo- Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. 3, 1–796.
Nakamura, Y., (1989). A method for dynamic characteristics estimation of subsurface using microtremor on the ground surface. Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports. 30, (1), 25-33.
Newman G.A., G.W. Hohmann & W.A. Anderson, (1986). Transient electromagnetic response of a three-dimensional body in a layered earth. Geophysics. 51, 1608–1627.
Palacky, G.J., (1987). Resistivity characteristics of geologic targets. In: (M.N. Nabighian ed.). Electromagnetic Methods in Applied Geophysics. 1, 53 –129.
Porreca, M., T. Mochales Lopez, A. Smedile, P. Macrì, A. Di Chiara, I. Nicolosi, F. D'Ajello Caracciolo, R. Carluccio, G. Di Giulio, M. Vassallo, S. Amoroso, F. Villani, L. Sagnotti, F. Speranza, (2013). LAqui-core, a 150 m deep borehole into the depocenter of the basin controlled by the 2009 Mw=6.1. L’Aquila earthquake fault. AGU Fall Meeting 2013. San Francisco, 9-13 December, 2013
Pucci, S., F. Villani, R. Civico, D. Pantosti, P. Del Carlo, A. Smedile, P.M. De Martini, E. Pons-Branchu, A. Gueli, (2014). Quaternary geology map of the Middle Aterno Valley, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake area (Abruzzi Apennines, Italy). Journal of Maps. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2014.927128.
Santo, A., A. Ascione, G. Di Crescenzo, E. Miccadei, T. Piacentini & E. Valente, (2013). Tectonic-geomorphological map of the middle Aterno River valley (Abruzzo, Central Italy). Journal of Maps. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2013.867545
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