Earthquake environmental effects

Both surface deformation and faulting and shaking-related geological effects (e.g., soil liquefaction, landslides) not only leave permanent imprints in the environment, but also dramatically affect human structures.

Moreover, underwater fault ruptures and seismically triggered landslides can generate tsunami waves.

EEE represent a significant source of hazard, especially (but not exclusively) during large earthquakes.

This was observed for example during more or less catastrophic seismic events recently occurred in very different parts of the world.

A huge amount of data about associated with modern, historical and paleoearthquakes worldwide, an infrastructure developed in the framework of the INQUA TERPRO Commission on Paleoseismology and Active Tectonics.