The Antics Large-N Seismic Deployment in Albania
Description:
Despite being an earthquake prone country with one of the highest seismic hazard in Europe, the velocity structure and seismogenic sources of Albania remain poorly resolved in detail. Attempting to tackle this issue we conceived the project ANTICS (AlbaniaN TectonIcs of Continental Subduction), including a dense deployment of 382 seismic stations covering about 60% of the country from east to west, with an average inter-station spacing of 6 km. This network remained in place between September 2022 and May 2023, after which it was reconfigured into a 4-line array for receiver function analysis until April 2024, when the whole network was dismantled. Additionally, the ANTICS deployment was built upon our previous experiment in the region, concerning the aftershock seismicity of the 2019 Mw=6.4 Durrës earthquake.
Some of the goals of the ANTICS project are (1) detection and characterization of local seismicity using AI-based methods for detection and association of earthquake phases, (2) full characterization of the 3-D velocity structure using LET, FWI and seismic noise correlations, and (3) receiver function analysis for deeper structure. Here we present the network deployment and its goals, along with some of the results obtained so far. We also delve into the dataset recovery and overall quality, highlighting the challenges of deploying, processing and archiving such large temporary dataset. Finally, we expand on our future plans for the area, including the further deployment of stations towards the south, in the bordering region between Albania and northern Greece.
Session: Innovative Applications of Seismic Nodal Technology for Hazard Mitigation and Earth System Monitoring [Poster]
Type: Poster
Date: 4/15/2025
Presentation Time: 08:00 AM (local time)
Presenting Author: Andreas
Student Presenter: No
Invited Presentation:
Poster Number: 14
Authors
Andreas Rietbrock Presenting Author Corresponding Author rietbrock@kit.edu Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Hans Agurto-Detzel hans.detzel@kit.edu Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Frederik Tilmann tilmann@gfz-potsdam.de GFZ Postdam |
Edmond Dushi e.dushi@geo.edu.al Polytechnic University of Tirana |
Michael Frietsch michel.frietch@kit.edu Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Ben Heit heit@gfz-potsdam.de GFZ Postdam |
Sofia-Katerina Kufner sofia.kufner@fau.de Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Mike Lindner mike.lindner@kit.edu Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Besian Rama besirama@gmail.com Polytechnic University of Tirana |
Bernd Schurr schurr@gfz-potsdam.de GFZ Postdam, Potsdam, , Germany |
Xiaohui Yuan yuan@gfz-potsdam.de GFZ Postdam, Potsdam, , Germany |
The Antics Large-N Seismic Deployment in Albania
Category
Innovative Applications of Seismic Nodal Technology for Hazard Mitigation and Earth System Monitoring