Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel
Abstract A detailed Moho map is essential for understanding the deep structure of a given area, especially for a complex area such as the Sicily Channel, shaped by the Europa-Africa convergence. We built a new Moho map of the central-western Sicily Channel using a multidisciplinary approach, which c...
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| author | Simona Bongiovanni Mariagiada Maiorana Antonino D’Alessandro Raffaele Martorana Attilio Sulli |
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| description | Abstract A detailed Moho map is essential for understanding the deep structure of a given area, especially for a complex area such as the Sicily Channel, shaped by the Europa-Africa convergence. We built a new Moho map of the central-western Sicily Channel using a multidisciplinary approach, which comprises the analysis of crustal seismic reflection profiles and velocity models from multiple databases. We found two earthquake alignments that occurred in the study area from 1981 to the present that reach sub-Moho depths and through which we constructed two lithospheric seismogenic volumes (LSVs). We then related these results with the location of the volcanoes, the tectonic structures, and the rheological profiles present in the literature. This work aims to expand the limited knowledge of the geodynamic setting and lithospheric structure of the Sicily Channel. Furthermore, it can constitute a starting point for future works regarding the seismic hazard of the area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1acbd10e99c46efa29d8c17879c64022025-08-20T01:51:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111410.1038/s41598-025-01189-7Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily ChannelSimona Bongiovanni0Mariagiada Maiorana1Antonino D’Alessandro2Raffaele Martorana3Attilio Sulli4Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di PalermoDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di PalermoIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Nazionale TerremotiDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di PalermoDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di PalermoAbstract A detailed Moho map is essential for understanding the deep structure of a given area, especially for a complex area such as the Sicily Channel, shaped by the Europa-Africa convergence. We built a new Moho map of the central-western Sicily Channel using a multidisciplinary approach, which comprises the analysis of crustal seismic reflection profiles and velocity models from multiple databases. We found two earthquake alignments that occurred in the study area from 1981 to the present that reach sub-Moho depths and through which we constructed two lithospheric seismogenic volumes (LSVs). We then related these results with the location of the volcanoes, the tectonic structures, and the rheological profiles present in the literature. This work aims to expand the limited knowledge of the geodynamic setting and lithospheric structure of the Sicily Channel. Furthermore, it can constitute a starting point for future works regarding the seismic hazard of the area.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01189-7Moho depthSicily ChannelLithospheric seismogenic volumeSeismic reflection profiles |
| spellingShingle | Simona Bongiovanni Mariagiada Maiorana Antonino D’Alessandro Raffaele Martorana Attilio Sulli Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel Scientific Reports Moho depth Sicily Channel Lithospheric seismogenic volume Seismic reflection profiles |
| title | Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel |
| title_full | Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel |
| title_fullStr | Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel |
| title_short | Lithospheric features revealed by a new Moho map in the central-western Sicily Channel |
| title_sort | lithospheric features revealed by a new moho map in the central western sicily channel |
| topic | Moho depth Sicily Channel Lithospheric seismogenic volume Seismic reflection profiles |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01189-7 |
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