The 1511 Eastern Alps earthquakes: a critical update and comparison of existing macroseismic datasets

Camassi, Romano; Caracciolo, Carlos Héctor; Castelli, Viviana; Slejko, D.

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“…From a seismotectonic viewpoint, the only known post-15th century AD earthquake of the area that has had a magnitude large enough to result in such a significant deformation is that which occurred in 1511. In this perspective, based on the regressions of Wells and Coppersmith (1994), the magnitude of the earthquake, i.e., 6.3 (Camassi et al, 2011;Rovida et al, 2016) is consistent with the activation of the 25 km long CVT-BFCF system. Therefore, the CVT-BFCF system appears as a very plausible candidate for having played a primary role in the seismogenic process of the 1511 seismic event (Fig.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Indeed, some synthetic intensity data points differ by up to 2 • from the intensities estimated by the historical sources. Moreover, a recent reappraisal of macroseismic data led to a new distribution of intensities (Camassi et al, 2011), where values are strongly decreased in Slovenia. In particular, the intensity of X assigned to Idrija, which was a key point in the Fitzko et al (2005) hypothesis, has been removed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, the intensity of X assigned to Idrija, which was a key point in the Fitzko et al (2005) hypothesis, has been removed. Also, Camassi et al (2011) proposed a new epicenter for the 1511 event in Italy, near Tarcento, and Rovida et al (2016) defined M w as 6.3.…”

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First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

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Abstract. We investigated the eastern corner of northeastern Italy, where a system of NW–SE-trending dextral strike-slip faults of western Slovenia intersects the south-verging fold and thrust belt of the eastern Southern Alps. The area suffered the largest earthquakes of the region, among which are the 1511 (Mw 6.3) event and the two major shocks of the 1976 seismic sequence, with Mw = 6.4 and 6.1. The Colle Villano thrust and the Borgo Faris–Cividale strike-slip fault have been here first analyzed by interpreting industrial seismic lines and then by performing morphotectonic and paleoseismological analyses. These different datasets indicate that the two structures define an active, coherent transpressive fault system that was activated twice in the past two millennia, with the last event occurring around the 15th–17th century. The chronological information and the location of the investigated fault system suggest its activation during the 1511 earthquake.

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Section: Discussion and Concluding Remarksmentioning

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“…In Villach, Austria, the 1348 earthquake razed the entire town to the ground except for the house of one very pious man; a miracle in the eyes of some observers (Borst 1988). Emperor Charles V, in a letter sent to Pope Leo X, also saw some 'mystery' behind the fact that all the buildings and the city walls in Vera la Vieja, near Almeria in Spain were completely destroyed apart from the small church of the Corpus Domini in 1518 ( fig.…”

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The archaeology of earthquakes: The application of adaptive cycles to seismically-affected communities in late medieval Europe

Forlin¹,

Gerrard²

2017

Quaternary International

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“…The strongest earthquake ever recorded in the Alps-Dinarides junction area was the 1511 western Slovenia M = 6.8 earthquake. The true location and mechanism of this event are still debated (Fitzko et al, 2005;Camassi et al, 2011), due to the early date of occurrence.…”

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Application of Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI 2007) to Krn Mountains 1998 <i>M</i><sub>w</sub> = 5.6 earthquake (NW Slovenia) with emphasis on rockfalls

Gosar

2012

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The 12 April 1998 M w = 5.6 Krn Mountains earthquake with a maximum intensity of VII-VIII on the EMS-98 scale caused extensive environmental effects in the Julian Alps. The application of intensity scales based mainly on damage to buildings was limited in the epicentral area, because it is a high mountain area and thus very sparsely populated. On the other hand, the effects on the natural environment were prominent and widespread. These facts and the introduction of a new Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI 2007) motivated a research aimed to evaluate the applicability of ESI 2007 to this event. All environmental effects were described, classified and evaluated by a field survey, analysis of aerial images and analysis of macroseismic questionnaires. These effects include rockfalls, landslides, secondary ground cracks and hydrogeological effects. It was realized that only rockfalls (78 were registered) are widespread enough to be used for intensity assessment, together with the total size of affected area, which is around 180 km 2 . Rockfalls were classified into five categories according to their volume. The volumes of the two largest rockfalls were quantitatively assessed by comparison of Digital Elevation Models to be 15 × 10 6 m 3 and 3 × 10 6 m 3 . Distribution of very large, large and medium size rockfalls has clearly defined an elliptical zone, elongated parallel to the strike of the seismogenic fault, for which the intensity VII-VIII was assessed. This isoseismal line was compared to the tentative EMS-98 isoseism derived from damage-related macroseismic data. The VII-VIII EMS-98 isoseism was defined by four points alone, but a similar elongated shape was obtained. This isoseism is larger than the corresponding ESI 2007 isoseism, but its size is strongly controlled by a single intensity point lying quite far from others, at the location where local amplification is likely.The ESI 2007 scale has proved to be an effective tool for intensity assessment in sparsely populated mountain regions not only for very strong, but for moderate earthquakes as well. This study has shown that the quantitative definition of rockfall size and frequency, which is diagnostic for each intensity, is not very precise in ESI 2007, but this is understandable since the rockfall size is related not only to the level of shaking, but also depends highly on the vulnerability of rocky slopes.

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The 1511 Eastern Alps earthquakes: a critical update and comparison of existing macroseismic datasets

Cited by 26 publications

References 9 publications

First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

The archaeology of earthquakes: The application of adaptive cycles to seismically-affected communities in late medieval Europe

Application of Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI 2007) to Krn Mountains 1998 <i>M</i><sub>w</sub> = 5.6 earthquake (NW Slovenia) with emphasis on rockfalls

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The 1511 Eastern Alps earthquakes: a critical update and comparison of existing macroseismic datasets

Cited by 26 publications

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First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

First evidence of active transpressive surface faulting at the front of the eastern Southern Alps, northeastern Italy: insight on the 1511 earthquake seismotectonics

The archaeology of earthquakes: The application of adaptive cycles to seismically-affected communities in late medieval Europe

Application of Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI 2007) to Krn Mountains 1998 &lt;i&gt;M&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;w&lt;/sub&gt; = 5.6 earthquake (NW Slovenia) with emphasis on rockfalls

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