LEKKAS, E., MAVROULIS, S., TAFLAMPAS, I., CARYDIS, P. (2017). – Distribution of the August 24, 2016 Amatrice (Central Italy) earthquake-induced slope movements pointing out the existence of hanging wall/footwall effects in near-fault regions. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 19, EGU2017-3870, EGU General Assembly 2017.

On August 24, 2016 an Mw 6.0 earthquake struck Central Italy resulting in 299 fatalities, 388 injuries and about 3000 homeless and many earthquake environmental effects. Based on mapping of the 2016 Amatrice earthquake-induced slope movements, it is clearly shown that their distribution in the hanging wall (HW) and the footwall (FW) of the seismic fault are quite different resulting in an asymmetric distribution around the causative fault and the observed coseismic surface ruptures and accompanied structures. These differences refer to the observed number, concentration and scale of recorded slope movements in the HW and FW of Mt. Vettore and Laga Mts. faults.