Seismology

Our studies of earth's dynamics are closely linked to the study of earthquakes. Earthquakes are certainly the most devastating effect of the inner working of our planet, but the elastic waves that they send around in fact illuminate the interior of the globe, and allow us to map its structure. Seismological research is therefore active on two, main, frontiers. On one side, the study of the seismic phenomenon is targeted at understanding the mechanisms that directly oversee the generation of earthquakes, and at mitigating the following impact on man and the anthropic environment. On the other side, research is focused also on apparently more fundamental issues connected to the comprehension of the large-scale, deep, structure and dynamics of the earth. These two aspects of seismological research are however intertwined. Significant advances in one of the two fields are not possible without advances in the other as well.
As a high-seismicity country, Italy duly devotes energy and resources to the study of seismicity and seismic hazard. The pursuit of more basic and fundamental geophysical issues is however equally important, as they represent our long-term chance for fully understanding the physics behind the seismic process.

As a high-seismicity country, Italy duly devotes energy and resources to the study of seismicity and seismic hazard. The pursuit of more basic and fundamental geophysical issues is however equally important, as they represent our long-term chance for fully understanding the physics behind the seismic process.

ATTENZIONE! si informa che INGV non fornisce nessun servizio di previsione sismica

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• Oceanography
• Seismology
• Volcanology
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• Seismic sources
• Earth‘s structure
• Seismology in polar regions
• macroseismicity
• statistical sesmology
• Recent Italian Earthquakes