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Authors: | Pitarka, Arben* Akinci, Aybige* De Gori, Pasquale* Buttinelli, Mauro* |
Title: | Deterministic 3D Ground-Motion Simulations (0–5 Hz) and Surface Topography Effects of the 30 October 2016 Mw 6.5 Norcia, Italy, Earthquake | Journal: | Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | Series/Report no.: | 1/112 (2022) | Publisher: | SSA | Issue Date: | 2022 | DOI: | 10.1785/0120210133 | URL: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354430399_Deterministic_3D_Ground-Motion_Simulations_0-5_Hz_and_Surface_Topography_Effects_of_the_30_October_2016_Mw_65_Norcia_Italy_Earthquake | Keywords: | Deterministic 3D Ground-Motion Simulations Surface Topography Effects 30 October 2016Mw6.5 Norcia, Italy, |
Subject Classification: | 04.06. Seismology | Abstract: | TheMw6.5 Norcia, Italy, earthquake occurred on 30 October 2016 and caused extensive damage to buildings in the epicentral area. The earthquake was recorded by a network of strong-motion stations, including 14 stations located within a 5 km distance from the two causative faults. We used a numerical approach for generating seismic waves from two-hybrid deterministic and stochastic kinematic fault rupture models propagating through a 3D Earth model derived from seismic tomography and local geology. The broadband simulations were performed in the 0–5 Hz frequency range using a physics-based deterministic approach modeling the earthquake rupture and elastic wave propagation. We used SW4, a finite-difference code that uses a conforming curvilinear mesh, designed to model surface topography with high numerical accuracy. The simulations reproduce the amplitude and duration of observed near-fault ground motions. Our results also suggest that due to the local fault-slip pattern and upward rupture directivity, the spatial pattern of the horizontal near-fault ground motion generated during the earthquake was complex and characterized by several local minima and maxima. Some of these local ground-motion maxima in the near-fault region were not observed because of the sparse station coverage. The simulated peak ground velocity (PGV) is higher than both the recorded PGV and predicted PGV based on empirical models for several areas located above the fault planes. Ground motions calculated with and without surface topography indicate that, on average, the local topography amplifies the ground-motion velocity by30%. There is a correlation between the PGV and local topography, with the PGV being higher at hilltops. In contrast, spatial variations of simulated PGA do not correlate with the surface topography. Simulated ground motions are important for seismic hazard and engineering assessments for areas that lack seismic station coverage and historicalrecordings from large damaging earthquakes. |
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