Regional macroseismic field and intensity residuals of the August 24, 2016, Mw=6.0 central Italy earthquake
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A macroseismic investigation of the August 24, 2016, Mw=6.0 Central Italy earthquake, was carried out through an online web survey. Data were collected through a macroseismic questionnaire available at the website www.haisentitoilterremoto.it, managed by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). Over 12000 questionnaires were compiled soon after the seismic occurrence, coming from over 2600 municipalities. A statistical analysis was applied to the data collected in order to investigate the spatial distribution of intensity of the earthquake. The macroseismic intensity field (I) was described by identifying three main components: an isotropic component (II), a regional anisotropic component (IA) and a local random variations parameter (). The anisotropic component highlighted specific and well-defined geographical areas of amplification and attenuation. In general, the area between the Adriatic coast and Apennines Chain was characterized by an amplification of intensity, while the West side of the Apennines showed attenuation, in agreement with the domains found by other works focused on the analysis of instrumental data. Moreover, the regional macroseismic field showed similarities with instrumental PGA data. The results of our analysis confirm the reliability of web questionnaire data.
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De Rubeis V, Sbarra P, Tosi P. Regional macroseismic field and intensity residuals of the August 24, 2016, Mw=6.0 central Italy earthquake. Ann. Geophys. [Internet]. 2016Nov.22 [cited 2023Dec.6];59. Available from: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/7217
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