From intensity data to seismic risk assessment in the volcanic area of Mt. Etna

Corfu (Greece)

Earthquakes are, by far, the most relevant source of hazard for the densely urbanised areas of Mt. Etna volcano. Local communities continuously suffer social and economic losses due to the high occurrence of damaging earthquakes, which produce intensities up to degree X EMS despite of low magnitude (M < 5.0).
In the framework of the PANACEA project, seismic hazard was performed following the probabilistic approach (PSHA) based on historical macroseismic data. The probability distribution of the expected earthquake damage to residential buildings and the resulting risk effects on population are calculated for exposure times of 30 and 10 years.