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RECENT SEISMICITY (2000-2007) IN THE TIBURTINI-PRENESTINI MOUNTAINS REGION (LATIUM, ITALY)
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Type
Conference paper
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1.1. TTC - Monitoraggio sismico del territorio nazionale
Status
Unpublished
Issued date
September 14, 2007
Conference Location
RIMINI, GEOITALIA 2007
Sponsors
FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DI SCIENZE DELLA TERRA
Keywords
Abstract
A detailed knowledge of the seismicity distribution enables us to gain a better understanding of the recent tectonic evolution and
the present-day state of stress of the Tiburtini and Prenestini Mountains region, whose seismic importance is related with the
nearness to the town of Rome. It has been carried out an analysis of the seismicity of the region using the data recorded by the
permanent stations belonging to the Italian National Seismic Network (RSNC) from 2000, and subsequently integrated with data
of local seismic network from 2003 to 2007. The increase of the number of stations in the last years allow us to obtain better
quality earthquake localization as before done. We have produced a large database of re-picked events collecting arrival times of
P and S waves of local earthquakes with magnitude larger than 2.0, belonging to the 2000-2007 period.
The work is subdivided into three step. The first one consists in the determination of the VP/VS ratio using the modified Wadati
method. In the second step we perform the analysis of the 1D velocity model that better approximates the structure of the crust
in the studied area using the VELEST code (Kissling et al., 1995). Finally, we have the step with earthquake locations and focal
mechanisms computation using the first motion polarities method. Fault plane solutions are selected following the two quality
factors defined by the FPFIT code (Reasenberg and Oppenheimer, 1985). For the determination of the regional stress field it is
used the focal mechanism inversion method elaborated by Gephart and Forsyth (1984). These results are compared with those
available from the historical seismicity that struck the region under study.
the present-day state of stress of the Tiburtini and Prenestini Mountains region, whose seismic importance is related with the
nearness to the town of Rome. It has been carried out an analysis of the seismicity of the region using the data recorded by the
permanent stations belonging to the Italian National Seismic Network (RSNC) from 2000, and subsequently integrated with data
of local seismic network from 2003 to 2007. The increase of the number of stations in the last years allow us to obtain better
quality earthquake localization as before done. We have produced a large database of re-picked events collecting arrival times of
P and S waves of local earthquakes with magnitude larger than 2.0, belonging to the 2000-2007 period.
The work is subdivided into three step. The first one consists in the determination of the VP/VS ratio using the modified Wadati
method. In the second step we perform the analysis of the 1D velocity model that better approximates the structure of the crust
in the studied area using the VELEST code (Kissling et al., 1995). Finally, we have the step with earthquake locations and focal
mechanisms computation using the first motion polarities method. Fault plane solutions are selected following the two quality
factors defined by the FPFIT code (Reasenberg and Oppenheimer, 1985). For the determination of the regional stress field it is
used the focal mechanism inversion method elaborated by Gephart and Forsyth (1984). These results are compared with those
available from the historical seismicity that struck the region under study.
References
Gephart, J. and W. Forsyth (1984): An improved method for determining the regional stress tensor using earthquake focal
mechanism data: application to the San Fernando earthquake sequence, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 9305-9320.
Kissling, E., W. L. Ellsworth, D. Eberhart-Phillips and U. Kradolfer (1994): Initial reference models in local earthquake
tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 19635-19646.
Reasenberg, P. and Oppenheimer (1985): FPFIT, FPPLOT and FPPAGE: FORTRAN computer programs for calculating and
displaying earthquake fault-plane solutions, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rep. 85-739.
mechanism data: application to the San Fernando earthquake sequence, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 9305-9320.
Kissling, E., W. L. Ellsworth, D. Eberhart-Phillips and U. Kradolfer (1994): Initial reference models in local earthquake
tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 19635-19646.
Reasenberg, P. and Oppenheimer (1985): FPFIT, FPPLOT and FPPAGE: FORTRAN computer programs for calculating and
displaying earthquake fault-plane solutions, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rep. 85-739.
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