Epicenters of Mediterranean earthquakes since 2017. The colored symbols indicate the seismic events that caused the activation of the CAT, with various degrees of severity (legend on the left of the map). In 2021 there were two more events, one off the Algerian coast (Advisory) and another in the Adriatic Sea, off Croatia (Information).
““The tsunami risk in the Mediterranean is poorly known but present even in our seas. Tsunamis are rare events but with enormous destructive potential. The purpose of this study is to analyze the procedures currently in use at the INGV Tsunami Alert Center and identify tools to improve the service, making it faster and more efficient”, explains Alessandro Amato, Head of CAT-INGV and first author of the study.
Evaluating the performance of the Tsunami Warning System in the Mediterranean area operated by the INGV Tsunami Alert Center (CAT-INGV) after its first 4 years, reflecting on the critical issues that emerged, and identifying areas for improvement: these are the purpose of the study "From seismic monitoring to tsunami warning in the Mediterranean Sea" just published in the journal 'Seismological Research Letters', conducted by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV).
? Link to press release (sito ingv.it)
? Link to the article (geoscienceworld.org)