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Integrating macroseismic intensity distributions with a probabilistic approach: an application in Italy
Andrea Antonucci
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Milan, 20133, Italy
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
Andrea Rovida
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Milan, 20133, Italy
Vera D'Amico
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Pisa, 56125, Italy
Dario Albarello
Department of Physics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, 53100, Italy
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We present a probabilistic approach for integrating incomplete intensity distributions by means of the Bayesian combination of estimates provided by intensity prediction equations (IPEs) and data documented at nearby localities, accounting for the relevant uncertainties. The performance of the proposed methodology is tested at 28 Italian localities with long and rich seismic histories and for the strong 1980 and 2009 earthquakes in Italy. An application of this approach is also illustrated.
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