Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation 1 Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation Proceedings of the International Conference: GEORISKS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THEIR MITIGATION University of Malta - Valletta Campus 20-21 July 2015 Organizing Committee VVolume Edited by: Galea P., Borg R.P., Dr. Pauline Galea FFarrugia D., Agius M.R., D'Amico S., Dr. Sebastiano D‘Amico TTorpiano A., Bonello M.. Dr. Ruben P. Borg Dr. Matthew R. Agius Ms. Daniela Farrugia Prof. Alex Torpiano Dr. Marc Bonello Ms Ann-Marie Ellul Ms Alison Darmanin Ms. Lucienne Bugeja An international scientific conference organised by the Seismic Monitoring and Research Unit, Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Science, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering and Department of Construction and Property Management, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Malta. Part of the SIMIT project: Integrated civil protection system for the Italo-Maltese cross-border area. 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ISBN:978-88-98161-20-1 (pdf) ISBN:978-88-98161-22-5 (paper back) 3 Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation Table of contents A NEW EARTHQUAKE MONITORING STRATEGY IN A CROSS-BORDER SEISMIC ZONE Mucciarelli, M 13 DERIVATION OF SEISMIC FRAGILITY CURVES FOR MASONRY BUILDINGS WITH THE AID OF ADVANCED ANALYSIS TOOLS Kappos, A.J. 17 RE-EVALUATION OF THE SEISMICITY AND SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF LIBYA Abdunnur Ben-Suleman, Abdalmonam A.Swissi 25 STRATIGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE MALTESE ARCHIPELAGO: A SYNTHESIS Baldassini, N., Di Stefano, A 26 HUNTING FOR PAST EARTHQUAKES IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; SOME EMBLEMATIC CASES FROM THE SICILIAN COLLISION ZONE Barreca, G., Guzzetta, L. Ferranti, L., Monaco, C 33 SEISMOLOGICAL AND SEISMIC REFLECTION EVIDENCE FOR ACTIVE TECTONICS IN THE EASTERN ALBORAN BASIN Bouskri, G., Elabbassi, M., El Ouai, D., Ammar, A., Harnafi, M. 40 COMBINING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA: NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT WESTERN CATANZARO TROUGH (CALABRIA, SE TYRRHENIAN SEA) Brutto, F., Muto, F., Loreto, M.F., CritelliS., Tripodi V. 42 THE LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE OF THE GIBRALTAR ARC AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARD IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN Carbonell, R, J. Díaz, J. Gallart and PICASSO working group 48 NEOGENE TECTONIC REACTIVATION IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL SECTOR OF THE SICILY CHANNEL IN THE FRAME OF THE SOUTHWARD ADVANCING OF THE GELA NAPPE Cavallaro, D., Monaco, C., Polonia, A., Sulli, A., Di Stefano, A. 50 GEOLOGY AND SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND THEIR INDUCED EFFECTS IN THE NORTH-WEST OF ALGERIA Louni Chahira , Belhai Djelloul 57 GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS FOR FAULT REACTIVATION IN THE HYBLEAN FORELAND (SE SICILY, ITALY) Cultrera, F., Barreca, G., Scarfì, L., Monaco, C. 58 NEW INSIGHTS ON THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE LAMPEDUSA SHELF FROM INTERPRETATION OF SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES AND FIELD DATA Meccariello, M., Ferranti, L., Barreca, G., Di Stefano, A., Monaco, C. 66 4 Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation CURRENT TECTONIC ACTIVITY IN THE NW SECTOR OF THE SICILY CHANNEL BASED ON SEISMIC PROFILE ANALYSIS Meccariello, M., Ferranti, L., Pepe, F. 68 NEOTECTONIC DEFORMATION MODEL FOR THE NORTHERN ALGERIA: PALEOMAGNETIC AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS. Derder, M., Maouche, S., Henry, B., Bayou, B., Amenna, M., Ayache, M. 70 MEDITERRANEAN SEISMICITY IN A FRAME OF GLOBAL SEISMIC ACTIVITY Sandu, I. 72 TESTING THE MOMENT RATIO METHOD IN FORECASTING WORLDWIDE SEISMICITY Talbi, A., Mobarki, M 73 GROUND MOTION SCALING IN THE SICILY CHANNEL: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT Akinci, A., D‘Amico S., M.,Pischiutta M. 76 SEISMIC SOURCES MAPPING CASES OF STUDIES: CONSTANTINE REGION (NORTH-EASTERN ALGERIA) Aourari, S 77 EXTREME WAVES IMPACT ON MALTA (MEDITERRANEAN SEA) Biolchi, S., Furlani, S., Antonioli, F., Baldassini, N., Cucchi, F., Deguara, J., Devoto S., Di Stefano, A., Evans, J.,Gambin, T., Gauci, R., Mastronuzzi, G.A., Monaco, C., Scicchitano, G. 83 THE BLIND FAULT MOSTAGANEM BOUKHEDIMI (PLATEAU OF MOSTAGANEM) NORTHWESTERN OF ALGERIA Boukhedimi M Amine., Benhamouche, A., Machane, D. 91 EVIDENCE OF EXTREME WAVE EVENTS FROM BOULDER DEPOSITS ON THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF MALTA: STORM OR TSUNAMI? Causon Deguara, J., Gauci, R. 94 FORECASTING MODERATE EARTHQUAKES A STEP TOWARDS SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION IN NORTHERN ALGERIA AND MOROCCO M. Hamdache M., Peláez J.A. 98 SEISMIC HAZARD PARAMETERS OF MAIN SEISMOGENIC SOURCE ZONE MODEL IN THE ALGERIA-MOROCCO REGION Hamdache, M , Pelaez J. A., Kijko A., Smit A., Sawires R. 99 FAULT RUPTURE HAZARD ALONG A SECTOR WITH ASEISMIC CREEP IN URBAN AREA (EASTERN SICILY) Imposa, S., De Guidi, G.,Scudero, S., Grassi, S. 102 SEISMIC AND TSUNAMI HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF A COASTAL ACTIVE FAULT CONSTRAINED WITH THE HISTORICAL CALABRIA 1905 EARTHQUAKE (SE TYRRHENIAN SEA) Loreto, M.F., Brutto, F., Muto, F., Armigliato, A., Pagnoni, G., Sandron, D., Tiberi, L., Tinti, S., Zgur F. 110 5 Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES OF THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA: STATE-OF- THE-ART AND CURRENT CHALLENGES 118 Micallef, A., Cunarro Otero, D. SITE CHARACTERIZATION AT ALGIERS CITY USING PEAK GROUND AND SPECTRAL ACCELRATIONS 120 Mobarki, M., Talbi, A. THE MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TRIGGERED BY HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES FROM 17TH TO 19TH CENTURY IN THE APULIA REGION (CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA) 123 Nappi, R., Gaudiosi, G., Alessio, G., De Lucia, M., Porfido, S. LEARNING MORE ABOUT 1990 DECEMBER 13TH IN SOUTH-EASTERN SICILY: EARTHQUAKE SCENARIOSIN THE SIRACUSA URBAN AREA, ITALY Panzera, F., D‘Amico, S., Lombardo, G. 132 A REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: PRESTO@CE RN Pesaresi, D., Picozzi, M., Ţivčić, M., Lenhardt, W., Mucciarelli, M., Elia, L., Zollo, A., Gosar, A. 137 SUBMARINE EARTHQUAKE GEOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA: POTENTIAL, LIMITS, TECHNIQUES AND RESULTS Polonia, A., Romano, S., Vaiani, S., Gasparotto, G., Torelli, L., Gasperini, L. 142 THE 1976 GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE REVISED. MACROSEISMIC DATA FOR AN APPROPRIATE SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT Porfido S., Caccavale M., Spiga E., Sacchi M. 146 PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR MOLDAVIAN AND TURKEY TERRITORIES Burtiev, R. 154 PROS AND CONS OF SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS Romeo, R.W. 156 SEISMIC HAZARD DEAGGREGATION FOR SELECTED EGYPTIAN CITIES Sawires, R., Fat-Helbary, R.E., Peláez, J.A., Ibrahim, H.A., Hamdache, M., Panzera, F. 158 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR LANDSLIDE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ON THE NW COAST OF MALTA Soldati, M., Devoto, S., Foglini, F., Forte, E., Mantovani, M., Pasuto, A., Piacentini, D., Prampolini, M. 160 SCENARIOS OF DEBRIS FLOW MODELLING BEFORE AND AFTER THE BUILDING OF MITIGATION WORKS: CASE STUDY IN VAL CANALE VALLEY (FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY) Boccali C., Calligaris C., Lapasin R., Zini L., Cucchi F. 168 SITE CHARACTERISATION AND RESPONSE STUDY IN RABAT, MALTA Farrugia, D., Paolucci, E., D‘Amico S., Galea P. 174 6 Geo-Risks in the Mediterranean and their Mitigation SEISMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS IN THE CITY OF LORCA (SE SPAIN) FROM AMBIENT NOISE MEASUREMENTS Garcia-Fernandez, M., Albarello, D., Jimenez, MJ ,Massini, F., Lunedei, E. 180 GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS TO STUDY A LANDSLIDE BODY (NORTH-EASTERN SICILY) Imposa, S., Fazio, F., Grassi, S., Cino, P., Rannisi, G. 182 SEISMIC SITE RESPONSE AT LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, ITALY Panzera, F., Sicali, S., Lombardo, G. 188 DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND DECONVOLUTION ANALYSIS FOR SOME SITES OF THE ITALIAN ACCELEROMETRIC NETWORK (RAN) Paolucci, E., Albarello, D., Lunedei, E., Peruzzi, G., Papasidero, M. P., Francescone, M. 194 PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN INTEGRATED SHALLOW GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SECTOR OF THE MALTA ISLAND Pischiutta, M., Villani, F., Vassallo, M., Galea, P., D'Amico, S., Amoroso, S., Cantore, L., Di Naccio D., Mercuri, A., Rovelli, A., Famiani, D., Cara, F., Di Giulio, G., Akinci, A. 199 SALTWATER INTRUSION IN FRIULI LOW PLAIN Zavagno, E.,Zini, L., Cucchi F. 205 GPR PROSPECTING ON LARGE BURIED CRYPTS: THE CASE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL SUFFRAGIO IN GRAVINA IN PUGLIA (APULIA, SOUTHERN ITALY) Matera, L., Ciminale, M., Leucci, G., De Giorgi, L., Piro, S., Persico, R. 212 ON THE DEFINITION OF SEISMIC VULNERABILITY MAPS IN CROSS-BORDER MEDITERRANEAN AREAS Cavaleri, L., Di Trapani, F., Macaluso, G., Bilello, C. 221 PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE SEISMIC VULNERABILITY OF LOAD- BEARING MASONRY BUILDINGS IN MALTA THROUGH NUMERICAL MODELLING. Cicero, C., Borg., R. P., Bonello, M., Lombardo, G. 229 ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE SEISMIC VULNERABILITY OF THE STRUCTURAL AGGREGATE.THE STUDY CASE OF ORTIGIA Cicero, C., Lombardo, G.