The November 23rd, 1980 Irpinia-Lucania, Southern Italy Earthquake: Insights and Reviews 40 Years Later

• Other Authors: Porfido, Sabina (Editor), Alessio, Giuliana (Editor), Gaudiosi, Germana (Editor), Nappi, Rosa (Editor), Michetti, Alessandro Maria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning; Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake; seismic assessment; soil structure interaction; numerical simulations; OpenSees; earthquake risk; earthquake fatalities; Italian earthquakes; Irpinia earthquake; soil-structure interaction; geological map; tunnel geology; sandstone petrology; foreland basin evolution; 1980 Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake; southern Apennines; Italy; Irpinia fault; historical earthquakes; archaeoseismology; paleoseismology; disasters; earthquake; reconstruction; cultural heritage; experiences; oral history; memory; 1980 earthquake; earthquake effects; environmental effects; disaster epidemiology; disaster response; 1980 Irpinia earthquake; active faults; postseismic afterslip; ground response; 2D numerical analysis; soil-structure effects; photographic reportage; rebuilding; earthquake seismology; microseismicity; seismic techniques; seismotectonics; earthquake history; Irpinia; seismic hazard; strain rate; GNSS; InSAR; n/a
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This reprint "The November 23rd, 1980 Irpinia-Lucania, Southern Italy Earthquake: Insights and Reviews 40 Years Later" presents a collection of 13 scientific contributions proposed by 44 researchers with different expertise and multidisciplinary approach highlighting the most important aspects of the Irpinia-Lucania earthquake (Ms 6.9, Io X MCS) from a seismological and geological point of view, without neglecting the reconstruction of cultural heritage, the resilience of the population, and the socioeconomic development of the internal areas of the Southern Apennines after the earthquake. The 1980 earthquake struck Irpinia-Lucania region (Southern Italy) and it is remembered in Italy not only for being the strongest earthquake recorded in the last 100 years causing devastation of entire regions and severe loss of human life, but also for the destruction of the cultural heritage in the epicentral area. This volume, far from being exhaustive, nevertheless wants to be an important point of reference for the new generations of researchers who will have both a historical and multidisciplinary approach to the knowledge of this earthquake.