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Natural hazards like earthquakes can result to enormous property damage, and human casualties in mountainous areas.
Italy has always been exposed to numerous earthquakes, mostly concentrated in central and southern regions. Last year,
two seismic events near Norcia (central Italy) have occurred, which led to substantial loss of life and extensive damage to
properties, infrastructure and cultural heritage. This research utilizes remote sensing products and GIS software, to provide
a database of information. We used both SAR images of Sentinel 1A and optical imagery of Landsat 8 to examine the
differences of topography with the aid of the multi temporal monitoring technique. This technique suits for the observation
of any surface deformation. This database is a cluster of information regarding the consequences of the earthquakes in
groups, such as property and infrastructure damage, regional rifts, cultivation loss, landslides and surface deformations
amongst others, all mapped on GIS software. Relevant organizations can implement these data in order to calculate the
financial impact of these types of earthquakes. In the future, we can enrich this database including more regions and
enhance the variety of its applications. For instance, we could predict the future impacts of any type of earthquake in
several areas, and design a preliminarily model of emergency for immediate evacuation and quick recovery response. It is
important to know how the surface moves, in particular geographical regions like Italy, Cyprus and Greece, where
earthquakes are so frequent. We are not able to predict earthquakes, but using data from this research, we may assess the
damage that could be caused in the future.
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