Geotechnical Aspects of the 20th May, 2012 M5.9 Emilia Earthquake, Italy
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 […]
Seismic Parameters of the Earthquake
The earthquake occurred at 7 km from Finale Emilia, 36 km from Bologna, 69 from Parma and 173 from Milan. Figure 1 shows the position of the epicentre according to INGV and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Figure 1. Epicenter of the earthquake of May 20th of 2012, from URL: http://www.emsc-csem.org/Images/EVID/26/267/267440/267440.regional.jpg – last accessed on 23-05-2012 […]
Summary of the 29th May aftershock
A strong earthquake of local magnitude Ml 5.8 (Mw 5.65) occurred at 09:00:03 italian time (07:00:03 UTC) in Emilia Romagna (province: Modena) in the seismic district of Pianura Padana emiliana, in the western part of the strip that was activated during the May 20th event (http://www.ingv.it/). The epicenter was identified by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia […]
Report of the Emilia-Romagna-Modena earthquake the May 29th 2012
The 29th of May of 2012, an earthquake occurred in the North of Italy at 09:00:03 local time (07:00:03 UTC time) in the Region of Emilia-Romagna (Modena). According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV – http://www.ingv.it/) the magnitude of the event was Mw 5.8 and the hypocentral depth 10.2 km. The earthquake occurred at […]
The 29th May 2012 Emilia Romagna Earthquake EPICentre Field Observation Report
A team consisting of Dr Ioanna Ioannou, Randolph Borg and Jose Melo from EPICentre, and Viviana Novelli from University of Bath, travelled to the affected areas on 2nd June 2012. The team spent four days in the field, re-visiting Finale Emilia, San Felice sul Panaro, San Agostino and Mirabello as well as visiting new areas […]
Survey of churches damaged by the May 2012 Emilia-Romagna earthquake sequence
This report presents an overview of the damage that was observed in fourteen churches that were hit by the May 2012 Emilia-Romagna earthquake sequence. The data was collected over the course of a two-day reconnaissance mission that took place on the 9th and 10th of July 2012, and that involved researchers from the Civil engineering […]
Field Teams: S. Giacomo and Filippo Roncole Church damage
Municipality: MirandolaCategory: churchType of collapse: facade The facade of the S. Giacomo and Filippo Roncole Church in the municipality of Mirandola was observed to have large cracks and appeared to be close to collapse. Any eventual separation of the facade would have fallen onto the SS12 main road. Figure 1. Figure 2. […]
Field Teams: Reconnaissance of bridges
Position: strade Adriatica, Abetone and Brennero, Porrettana and Transpolesana Distance from epicenter: various Damage typology: no significant earthquake induced damages Bridge 1 Arched masonry bridge with a single span of about 25m. Light damage, with cracks on both sides (Figures 1, 2, 3 , 4). Coordinates: 44°52’8”N; 11°4’0”E – Date: 22/05/2012 Figure 1. Figure 2. […]
Liquefaction observed in San Carlo di Sant’Agostino
The National Institution of Geologists will be sending teams into the field to carry out investigations on the local effects such as liquefaction, ground deformation and surface faulting in the Province of Ferrara. Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. […]
Field Teams: Hospital at Bondeno (FE)
Date: 25/05/2012 Category: Hospital Typology: masonry / R.C. Municipality: Bondeno (FE) Distance from epicentre: 20 km Damage typology The oldest building of the hospital, featuring a masonry structure, shows medium to severe damages to the vertical structural elements at the first storey. Partition walls and floor structures have widespread damages. On the other side, the […]