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Accelerometer network

The accelerometer monitoring network records ground acceleration during an earthquake, enabling an assessment of the severity of the shaking caused by the earthquake.

Publication date:

19/01/2024

Description

The accelerometer network currently consists of ten monitoring stations equipped with three-dimensional accelerometers. The purpose of these stations is to record ground motion during earthquakes and to transmit the data obtained in real time. The main purpose of the accelerometer network is, in fact, to record ground acceleration levels during earthquakes with their epicentre in Trentino or in neighbouring regions. These measurements therefore make it possible to assess the level of acceleration to which buildings and infrastructure in the area are subjected.

Since 2013, thanks in part to a collaboration withthe National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the data recorded by the Trentino accelerometer network have been shared and processed in accordance with the highest international standards. Furthermore, the recordings made by the Trentino accelerometer network are used to compile so-called ground motion maps (the ShakeMap project), which show the spatial distribution of ground motion levels caused by an earthquake.

Location and characteristics of the accelerometer stations.

Net ID Abbreviation Location Lat N Long E Elevation Topography Geology Subsoil category* Sensor Data logger
ST AMAL Navene di Malcesine (VR) 45.7989 10.8399 131 Slope Limestone A TitanSMA TitanSMA
ST AMRC Marco 45.8515 11.0189 201 Gentle slope Limestone A TitanSMA TitanSMA
ST CARE Lake Careser 46.4252 10.6945 2605 Gentle slope Micaschist A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST DOSS Dosso del Sommo 45.8808 11.1884 1660 Rounded ridge Limestone A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST GAGG Gaggia 46.0835 10.9587 1617 Rounded crest Limestone A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST OZOL Ozolo 46.4040 11.0518 1219 Slope Dolomites A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST PANI Panarotta 46.0501 11.3341 1983 Cresta Mica schists and phyllites A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST RONC Roncone 45.9802 10.6228 1913 Cresta Calcari A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST VARA Varagna 45.8260 10.8965 1735 Slope Limestone A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch
ST ZIAN Ziano 46.2764 11.5632 1154 Slope Rhyolitic ignimbrites A Episensor FBA ES-T Quanterra Q330S 6ch

* Classification in accordance with the Ministerial Decree of 17 January 2018 (Technical Standards for Construction).

File containing the locations of the stations in Google Earth format.

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