1. La sequenza sismica dei monti del Chianti in Toscana e alcune considerazioni sulla struttura sismogenetica e il modello sismotettonico.
- Author
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Balocchi, Paolo, Lupoli, Francesca Carla, and Riga, Giulio
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EARTHQUAKES , *PLATE tectonics , *STRUCTURAL geology , *GEOLOGIC faults , *STRIKE-slip faults (Geology) - Abstract
The seismic sequence following the M 4.0 earthquake of 19th December 2014 in the area of the Chianti hills (Tuscany) has allowed new light to be shed on the geometry of seismogenic sources and the seismotectonic model of the area. Small earthquakes are related to the same seismogenic processes of strong earthquakes and, generally, earthquakes are generated by minor seismogenic structures associated with the main ones, which define the main rupture zone. The analysis of seismological data, in relation to the tectonic setting of the study area, made it possible to make an assumption about the geometry of seismogenic sources represented by a primary main fault system, identified by the distribution of hypocentres, with SW-dipping plane and an average inclination of about 40° with normal kinematics. A secondary fault system, identified by focal mechanisms, consists of a right strike-slip and anti-Apennine direction deformation zone, comparable with the Piombino-Cesenatico line and interpreted as a tear-fault. The combination of these two tectonic structures forms right transtensive systems at a regional scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016