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M6.0 May 20, 2012 AT 02:03:52 UTC

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Geotechnical Aspects of the 20th May, 2012 M5.9 Emilia Earthquake, Italy

Tags: Geotechnical Structures (Dams and levees, etc.), Report

By Carlo G. Lai, Francesca Bozzoni, Maria-Daphne Mangriotis, Mario Martinelli, Laura Scandella, and Filippo Dacarro.

July 2012, EUCENTRE

At 02:03:52 UTC (04:03 local time) of May 20th, 2012 a strong shaking was felt in the Emilia-Romagna Region, in Northern Italy. The magnitude estimates for this event are reported in Table 1. The epicenter was characterized by coordinates 44.89° (latitude) and 11.23° (longitude). The depth of the hypocenter has been estimated as 6.3 km (INGV). The focal mechanism is that associated with a thrust rupture. Figure 13 shows the mechanisms of the events, which occurred from May 20 through May 23. They had a magnitude ranging from 3.4 to 5.9. The movement involved East-West oriented faults with North-South compression. 

 Among the most significant topics of the document:

  • Some preliminary results about the site effects observed at the Mirandola station;
  • Testing of susceptibility to liquefaction conducted also in light of the Technical Regulations of 2008;
  • Results of the geophysical investigation carried out by the GEO team, one week after the first event;

Read the Report: Geotechnical Aspects of the 20th May, 2012 M5.9 Emilia Earthquake, ItalyMay,Geotechnical Aspects of the 20th May, 2012 M5.9 Emilia Earthquake, Italy (10.7 MB PDF)

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