In this study, we analyze the seismic signal generated by the 1963 Vajont catastrophic landslide recorded at the Worldwide Standardized Seismographic Station Network- Long Period station of Trieste (Italy). The landslide (nearly 260–270 million m3) invaded an artificial reservoir designed for electrical production, and generated a 220 m high wave that flowed over the dam and claimed the lives of approximately 2000 people. The original seismograms have been digitized and analyzed using time–frequency tools and numerical simulations. The results indicate that a seismic signal comparable to that generated by an Ms 3.7 earthquake was generated by the landslide. Furthermore, the calculatednearly2×1014 Joffrictionalenergy,consideringtheknownparameterofthe mass movement, is compatible with a friction coefficient of 0.29, in excellent agreement with the values from previous studies. The seismic efficiency that we calculate (1:12 × 10−4 –4:45 × 10−4 ), also taking into account available data on the landslide, is within the range of values previously noted in literature. Finally, via the numerical sim- ulations and adopting an ad hoc crustal model for the area, the origin time of the event is estimated at 21 hr 41 min 42 s UTC. The results confirm the importance of the re-analy- sis of analog seismograms with modern tools within a multihazard context.

The 9 October 1963 Vajont Catastrophe from the Point of View of the WWSSN-LP Recordings of the TRI-117 Station, Trieste, Italy

Parolai S.;Sandron D.;Rebez A.
2021-01-01

Abstract

In this study, we analyze the seismic signal generated by the 1963 Vajont catastrophic landslide recorded at the Worldwide Standardized Seismographic Station Network- Long Period station of Trieste (Italy). The landslide (nearly 260–270 million m3) invaded an artificial reservoir designed for electrical production, and generated a 220 m high wave that flowed over the dam and claimed the lives of approximately 2000 people. The original seismograms have been digitized and analyzed using time–frequency tools and numerical simulations. The results indicate that a seismic signal comparable to that generated by an Ms 3.7 earthquake was generated by the landslide. Furthermore, the calculatednearly2×1014 Joffrictionalenergy,consideringtheknownparameterofthe mass movement, is compatible with a friction coefficient of 0.29, in excellent agreement with the values from previous studies. The seismic efficiency that we calculate (1:12 × 10−4 –4:45 × 10−4 ), also taking into account available data on the landslide, is within the range of values previously noted in literature. Finally, via the numerical sim- ulations and adopting an ad hoc crustal model for the area, the origin time of the event is estimated at 21 hr 41 min 42 s UTC. The results confirm the importance of the re-analy- sis of analog seismograms with modern tools within a multihazard context.
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