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Macroseismic attenuation in the Campanian area, southern Italy |
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| Authors: | M Secomandi S D’Amico V Paoletti A Rapolla |
| Institution: | 19385. Geological Assistance and Services, G.A.S., Zola Predosa (BO), Italy 29385. Physics Department, University of Malta, Msida, Malta 39385. Earth Sciences Department, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy 49385. University Centre for Research on Major Hazards, C.U.G.RI., Salerno, Italy 59385. Territorial Town Planning Research Center, L.U.P.T., Naples, Italy |
| Abstract: | The main objective of the present study is to evaluate seismic attenuation relationships for the Campanian area (southern Italy) using the felt intensity report data obtained from comprehensive historical databases (DOM 4.1). We focused our attention on the Campania region because it is characterized by a high seismic hazard and risk, particularly in the Naples area and its suburbs. In order to derive an attenuation relationship for the area, we fitted the observed data by using several functions. We found that a linear plus logarithmic model gives the best fits for the data in the Campanian region. Most of the attenuation relationships proposed up to now for the Italian Peninsula have an isotropic behavior and do not always properly describe the macroseismic attenuation. Therefore, in order to check the possible dependence of the attenuation on the azimuth of the seismic rays, we divided our data set in octants and performed for each of them the same analysis we carried out for the whole data set. The obtained results differ from octant to octant and the differences, besides being associated with the source effects, could be interpreted as probably due to the existence of lateral variations in the lithological and physical features of the crust at different depths, which could affect the patterns of attenuation. |
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