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Preliminary data and field observations of the 21st August 2017 Ischia earthquake

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On 21st August 2017, an earthquake (\(M_{L}\,3.6\); \(M_{W}\,3.9\); \(M_{d}\,4.0\)) struck the municipality of Casamicciola Terme on the island of Ischia, Italy. It was a peculiar earthquake: low magnitude, very superficial (focus depth of about 1.7 km), centered in a high population density area. Despite the island was historically struck by destructive earthquakes during the last centuries, buildings vulnerability in the area was high. Many masonry buildings (main structural typology in Casamicciola Terme and on the island) collapsed or were severely damaged, occasionally exposing the original, dating back to end of nineteenth century, wooden frame that is one of the first examples of code designed anti-seismic structures in Italy. In this study, preliminary data and field observations of the 21st August 2017 Ischia earthquake are given. First, data from the permanent seismic network are used to assess seismic input characteristics and compare them to the known seismic hazard. Building vulnerability is then analyzed via the results of field observations carried out soon after the seismic event, thus providing significant information about quality of materials, construction techniques, structural performance and interpretation of possible damage mechanisms.

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The research was supported by the Recruitment Program of Global Experts Foundation (Grant No. TM2012-27), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51778148). The authors acknowledge the anonymous reviewers for their detailed and constructive comments.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China

    Bruno Briseghella, Concetta Sulpizio & Ivo Vanzi

  2. College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China

    Cristoforo Demartino

  3. InGeo Engineering and Geology Department, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, Viale Pindaro 42, 65127, Pescara, Italy

    Alessandra Fiore

  4. DICAR Department of Science of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Technical University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy

    Alessandra Fiore

  5. Department of Architecture, Roma Tre University, Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi, 10, 00153, Rome, Italy

    Camillo Nuti, Davide Lavorato & Gabriele Fiorentino

  6. Department of Engineering and Geology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, viale Pindaro, 42, 65127, Pescara, Italy

    Concetta Sulpizio & Ivo Vanzi

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Briseghella, B., Demartino, C., Fiore, A. et al. Preliminary data and field observations of the 21st August 2017 Ischia earthquake. Bull Earthquake Eng 17, 1221–1256 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-0490-x

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