Geo-archaeology, archaeometry, and history of a seismic-endangered historical site in central Apennines (Italy)

Heritage Science

Table 1 Preliminary information about damaging historical earthquakes M_w> 5; and I > VII MCS in the Maiella area.

Main event date	Seismic sequence area	Local maximum macroseismic intensity^a (M.C.S.)	Estimated M_w	Hypothesised Seismogenic structure in literature	Main references
II century CE	Maiella	IX-X (San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore Lat 42.233–Long 13.987)	6.5	MPFS	[11, 36]
1209	Dioceses of Valva and Teathe	IX (Popoli (CPTI15) Lat 42.167–Long 13.075)	6.0	Deep ACBT?	[11]
09-09-1349	Central Southern Apennines	IX (Sulmona Lat. 42.022–Long 13.970)	6.0	(Aquae Iuliae + Gran Sasso) + Sulmona?	[10, 11, 15]
5-12-1456	Central Southern Apennines	X (Tocco da Casauria Lat. 42.18–Long. 13.91)	5.9	Sannio region Bojano Plain Tocco da Casauria	[16]
03-11-1706	Maiella	X-XI (Pacentro Lat. 42.076–Long-14.080)	6.8	Deep ACBT	[10, 21]
10-06-1841	Maiella	VII (Pacentro Lat. 42.076–Long-14.080)	5.0	Deep ACBT?	[10, 11]
10-09-1881	Chieti area	VIII (Orsogna Lat. 42.232–Long. 14.284)	5.6	Shallow ACBT	[10, 21]
12-02-1882	Chieti area	VII (Crecchio Lat. 42.291–Long. 14.347)	5.3	Shallow ACBT	[10, 21]
26-09-1933	Maiella	IX (Pacentro Lat. 42.076–Long-14.080)	6.0	Deep ACBT	[33]