Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000geoji.141..457g&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Journal International, Volume 141, Issue 2, pp. 457-478.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Earthquakes, Gravity Anomalies, Seismotectonics, Tomography
Scientific paper
3-D images of P velocity and P- to S-velocity ratio have been produced for the upper crust of the Friuli area (northeastern Italy) using local earthquake tomography. The data consist of 2565 P and 930 S arrival times of high quality. The best-fitting VP and VP/VS 1-D models were computed before the 3-D inversion. VP was measured on two rock samples representative of the investigated upper layers of the Friuli crust. The tomographic VP model was used for modelling the gravity anomalies, by converting the velocity values into densities along three vertical cross-sections. The computed gravity anomalies were optimized with respect to the observed gravity anomalies. The crust investigated is characterized by sharp lateral and deep VP and VP/VS anomalies that are associated with the complex geological structure. High VP/VS values are associated with highly fractured zones related to the main faulting pattern. The relocated seismicity is generally associated with sharp variations in the VP/VS anomalies. The VP images show a high-velocity body below 6km depth in the central part of the Friuli area, marked also by strong VP/VS heterogeneities, and this is interpreted as a tectonic wedge. Comparison with the distribution of earthquakes supports the hypothesis that the tectonic wedge controls most of the seismicity and can be considered to be the main seismogenic zone in the Friuli area.
Bressan Gianni
Burlini Luigi
de Franco Roberta
Gentile G. F.
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