Reconnaissance of 2016 central Italy earthquake sequence
Stewart, Jonathan P.Supervision
;Zimmaro, Paolo
Member of the Collaboration Group
;Lanzo, GiuseppeMember of the Collaboration Group
;Mazzoni, SilviaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Ausilio, ErnestoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Aversa, StefanoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Bozzoni, FrancescaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Cairo, RobertoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Capatti, Maria ChiaraMember of the Collaboration Group
;Castiglia, MassiminaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Chiabrando, FilibertoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Chiaradonna, AnnaMember of the Collaboration Group
;D'Onofrio, AnnaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Dashti, ShidehMember of the Collaboration Group
;De Risi, RaffaeleMember of the Collaboration Group
;De Silva, FilomenaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Della Pasqua, FernandoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Dezi, FrancescaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Di Domenica, AlessandraMember of the Collaboration Group
;Di Sarno, LuigiMember of the Collaboration Group
;Durante, Maria GiovannaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Falcucci, EmanuelaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Foti, SebastianoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Franke, Kevin W.Member of the Collaboration Group
;Galadini, FabrizioMember of the Collaboration Group
;Giallini, SilviaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Gori, StefanoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Kayen, Robert E.Member of the Collaboration Group
;Kishida, TadahiroMember of the Collaboration Group
;Lingua, AndreaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Lingwall, BretMember of the Collaboration Group
;Mucciacciaro, MicheleMember of the Collaboration Group
;Pagliaroli, AlessandroMember of the Collaboration Group
;Passeri, FedericoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Pelekis, PanagiotisMember of the Collaboration Group
;Pizzi, AlbertoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Reimschiissel, BrandonMember of the Collaboration Group
;Santo, AntonioMember of the Collaboration Group
;De Magistris, Filippo SantucciMember of the Collaboration Group
;Scasserra, GiuseppeMember of the Collaboration Group
;Sextos, AnastasiosMember of the Collaboration Group
;Sica, StefaniaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Silvestri, FrancescoMember of the Collaboration Group
;Simonelli, Armando L.Member of the Collaboration Group
;Spanò, AntoniaMember of the Collaboration Group
;Tommasi, PaoloMember of the Collaboration Group
;Tropeano, GiuseppeMember of the Collaboration Group
2018-01-01
Abstract
The Central Italy earthquake sequence nominally began on 24 August 2016 with aM6.1 event on a normal fault that produced devastating effects in the town of Amatrice and several nearby villages and hamlets. A major international response was undertaken to record the effects of this disaster, including surface faulting, ground motions, landslides, and damage patterns to structures. This work targeted the development of high-value case histories useful to future research. Subsequent events in October 2016 exacerbated the damage in previously affected areas and caused damage to new areas in the north, particularly the relatively large town of Norcia. Additional reconnaissance after a M6.5 event on 30 October 2016 documented and mapped several large landslide features and increased damage states for structures in villages and hamlets throughout the region. This paper provides an overview of the reconnaissance activities undertaken to document and map these and other effects, and highlights valuable lessons learned regarding faulting and ground motions, engineering effects, and emergency response to this disaster.