Earthquakes produce widespread damage to buildings, infrastructures and landscape. Historical buildings are significantly exposed to seismic risk,  and in many seismogenic areas their preservation is often threatened by seismic hazard. Many recent earthquakes in Italy (Friuli 1976, Umbria 1997, Abruzzo 2009, Emilia 2012) affected several medieval buildings, such as the Basilica of San Francesco di… Read More Medieval buildings affected by the 1976 Friuli earthquake