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Francesco Rappisi

@seismofra.bsky.social
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Seismologist at European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (Lux 🇱🇺​) Born in Italy 🤌🏻 Proud European 🇪🇺​​ Earthquakes | Volcanoes | Nature | Books | Politics

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I hope this dataset will prove useful to the geophysics community and contribute to the spirit of open science. Thanks @weareseismica.bsky.social
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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Proud to see this great work from my colleague @seismofra.bsky.social — exciting results and a big step forward! 👏🏻 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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The Detection of Transient Subduction Zone Interface Properties Using Teleseismic Data
Remote seismological observations reveal slow slip potential in subduction zones Megathrust reflectors and fluid-driven processes correlate with slow slip events Proposed seismic method extends ...
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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🌋 Next July, in the stunning Benedictine Monastery in #Catania, join us for SessionS06 - Volcano #Seismology and #Acoustic at the #RittmannConference. ✨ Don’t miss the chance to submit your work! 👉 share.google/9rhNmDY1Qp3g... @seismofra.bsky.social @ingvvulcani.bsky.social @aivulcan.bsky.social
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AIV-INGV-UNICT-IAVCEI Conferenza Rittmann - S06 - Volcano Seismology and Acoustic: Dynamics, Imaging and Volcanic Processes
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Next September, Istanbul (Türkiye) will host the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission #ESC2026 With @rosalialobue.bsky.social , B VanderBeek and @asyates2.bsky.social, I will convene Session 55 – Seismology for Volcano Structure and Stress 🌋 www.esc2026.org/medya/sessio...
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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Earthquakes at #MountEtna reveal magma ascent from deep to shallow crust. 🌋 Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system. Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org
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Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution at Mount Etna sheds light on magma ascent in the volcano’s plumbing system
Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution tracks magma ascent from the deep crust to the surface.
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
A strong #earthquake struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula the night of July 29–30, triggering a #tsunami warning in Pacific. Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
In the Northern Hemisphere people talk about #climatechange only from June to September.
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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Ever wondered how #seismic #anisotropy unveils the hidden dynamics of the #Mediterranean? 🌍 Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow. 👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024... ⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Ani-MR25: the Mediterranean in 3-D 🫵 A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure. 🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!) 👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
#Etna is speaking loudly today Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains. This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.
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Daniele D. @danieled.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🔴 L' #Etna ha generato un flusso piroclastico dal Cratere di Sud-Est, senza superare la Valle del Leone. In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati. Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata. (segui t.me/BlueDotNews) #eruzione #Sicilia #allerta
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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
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What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity..." ― Marie Curie Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author 🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Portrait of Marie Curie by unknown author, c.1900.
Marie is sitting in a chair, with her left arm resting on one armrest and the other in her lap. She is wearing a dark dress from that era.

Via Wikimedia Commons:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M._Curie_1900.jpg
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Boris Behncke @borisetneo.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A few scenes of the new Strombolian activity at #Etna 's Southeast Crater during the night of 15-16 March 2025, seen from 5 km distance. Looks big, but actually this is a rather modest activity for Etna standards.
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I’m a big fan of @specfem.org I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking! #Seismology doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
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Artificial age-independent seismic anisotropy, slab thickening and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic tomography
SUMMARY. Seismic anisotropy is key to constrain mantle flow, but it is challenging to image and interpret it. Existing large-scale tomography models of sei
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Karen Yip @kbyip.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Kilauea started fountaining again in the last hour. www.youtube.com/live/oG5zz9S...
Screenshot from USGS livestream in Kilauea’s crater. Glowing orange lava erupting vertically and also flowing on surface toward the left
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
You had it coming, mommy 🍦
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Stephen Hicks @seismo-steve.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Your last chance to register for our Ocean Bottom Geophysics meeting on Friday at the Royal Astronomical Society, London. We have an exciting lineup of presentations. You can also join our meeting online. Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain! ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
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Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives
RAS Meetings | Friday, 14 of March 2025 - 10:30 | Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives
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Asif Ashraf @asif060.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Initial results from the Cascadia2021 experiment (cascadia2020.uoregon.edu) is out at JGR: Solid Earth. This paper shows a 3-D shore-crossing velocity model of the south-central Cascadia subduction zone at unprecedented high-resolutions. Link: doi.org/10.1029/2024...
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A High‐Resolution 3‐D P‐Wave Velocity Structure of the South‐Central Cascadia Subduction Zone From Wide‐Angle Shore‐Crossing Seismic Refraction Data
The transition between various onshore accreted terranes is associated with significant crustal velocity changes The deformation zone between the Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates in the subducting s...
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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New platform, same passion! 🌋 Just landed on Bluesky and it's time to repopulate my feed—starting with some 'vintage' research! Throwback to our 2024 paper on anisotropic #seismictomography of #EtnaVolcano, unraveling its complex dynamics. Still a hot topic!🔥 #AguPubs #GRL doi.org/10.1029/2024...
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José R. Ribeiro @joserodribeiro.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
5 March 1823 16:37 UT Mw5.8 earthquake and tsunami hit the northern coast of Sicily (Italy), already affected in 1818 and 1819, causing the death of 22 people, 19 of them in Palermo. Felt in the entire island. emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1... chroniclingamerica.loc.gov gallica.bnf.fr
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Is this the level we’re at? 🤌
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I deleted my Twitter (X) account. Looking for a free platform where #truth matters. #Science needs open spaces, not bubbles of misinformation. See you here!
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Preprint Alert 🚨 It was time for a new tomography covering the entire Mediterranean! 3-D Mantle Flow and Structure from Combined P-wave and Splitting Intensity Anisotropic Tomography (Rappisi et al., 2025 - under review) essopenarchive.org/users/603719...
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#SeismicTomography reveals Slab Geometry and Mantle Flow Patterns beneath the Central Mediterranean doi.org/10.1029/2021...
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Slab Geometry and Upper Mantle Flow Patterns in the Central Mediterranean From 3D Anisotropic P‐Wave Tomography
P-wave tomography resolves three-dimensional (3D) isotropic and anisotropic structures in the Central Mediterranean A 3D reconstruction of the main slabs reveals their complex geometry resulting ...
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Check out the groundbreaking results from the collaborative work between @ingvvulcani.bsky.social, Univ. of Padova, and @universityofleeds.bsky.social Don't miss it! doi.org/10.1029/2024...
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Crustal Structure of Etna Volcano (Italy) From P‐Wave Anisotropic Tomography
This study conducts the first P-wave anisotropic tomography using local earthquakes recorded in the area of Etna volcano The tomography resolves three-dimensional (3D) isotropic and anisotropic s...
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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#SeismicAnisotropy Our paper explores artificial age-independent #anisotropy, #slab thickening, and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic #tomography doi.org/10.1093/gji/...
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Artificial age-independent seismic anisotropy, slab thickening and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic tomography
SUMMARY. Seismic anisotropy is key to constrain mantle flow, but it is challenging to image and interpret it. Existing large-scale tomography models of sei
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