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Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche
Università "Roma Tre"
Largo S. Leonardo Murialdo, 1
00146 Rome, Italy
(F. C., S. D., F. F.)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica
Via di Vigna Murata, 605
00143 Rome, Italy
donati{at}ing750.ingrm.it
tertul{at}ing750.ingrm.it
(S. D., A. T.)
Manuscript received 8 July 1999.
High-density macroseismic surveys were carried out in Rome, following both the 14 October 1997 (Mw = 5.6; I0 = VIII MCS), and the 26 March 1998 (Mw = 5.3; I0 = VI-VII MCS), Umbria-Marche (Central Italy) earthquakes. The aim of the work was to investigate the relationship between intensity and local geology for the modern urban area of Rome, an issue yet to be examined in contemporary times. Intensity data for both earthquakes were correlated with near-surface geology. The results show a statistically significant amplification in Holocene alluvial deposits. In particular, we found one degree of difference in MCS intensity between hard rock and recent alluvium formations. Furthermore, the distribution of the earthquake effects in alluvium-filled valleys was studied as a function of the shape ratio (h/l) of the alluvial basins. In the Tiber River valley, higher effects were found to be concentrated within a 150-m-wide band along the bedrock-alluvium surface contact, suggesting the occurrence of an edge effect. Surprising results were observed in the minor alluvial valleys, which displayed the strongest effects in terms of shaking. The narrowest valleys (width < 150 m) revealed the highest intensities, particularly where values of the shape-ratio range within 0.4 and 0.8. This behavior is in agreement with expected 2D resonance in small-sized alluvial basins. For areas of Rome urbanized after the damaging 13 January 1915 Apennine earthquake, these results contribute to a precise hazard assessment of areas located above recent alluvial deposits. Such a detailed analysis has the advantage of being fast and cheap and could be easily applied to other large cities, particularly where instrumental measurements are difficult to obtain or not available.
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