A comprehensive suite of earthquake catalogues for the 2016-2017 Central Italy seismic sequence.

ABSTRACT: The protracted nature of the 2016-2017 central Italy seismic sequence, with multiple damaging earthquakes spaced over months, presented serious challenges for the duty seismologists and emergency managers as they assimilated the growing sequence to advise the local population. Uncertainty concerning where and when it was safe to occupy vulnerable structures highlighted the need for timely delivery of scientifically based understanding of the evolving hazard and risk. Seismic hazard assessment during complex sequences depends critically on up-to-date earthquake catalogues-i.e., data on locations, magnitudes, and activity of earthquakes-to characterize the ongoing seismicity and fuel earthquake forecasting models. Here we document six earthquake catalogues of this sequence that were develope

SUBMITTER: Chiaraluce L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature