New papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (Feb 2026)

Here at the PATA Days meeting in Guatemala, Franz Livio talked about a huge paleoseismology project targeting the Rieti Basin in Italy. He said we’d have the paper in order to appreciate all the details, and here we are – the paper has just been published. Of course there are many more really interesting studies that came out recently. Enjoy reading!

• Steinritz, V., Pena Castellnou, S., Lothmann, T., Hürtgen, J., Knaak, M., Preusser, F., & Reicherter, K. R. (2026). Late Pleistocene to Holocene paleoseismicity and seismic hazard of the southern Feldbiss Fault (Lower Rhine Graben, Germany). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 115(1), 3.
• Komura, K., Sato, H. P., Yagi, H., Nakano, T., & Une, H. (2025). Paleoseismology of the Zougahana fault, northern Aso outer rim, and its role in the tectonics of northern Kyushu. BSSA.
• Han, L., Yao, W., Liu-Zeng, J., Klinger, Y., Yan, C., Wang, P., & Shao, Y. (2026). Reevaluation of geomorphic offsets along the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake rupture, China: A discussion of uncertainties in slip measurements and COPD analyses using high-resolution topography. Tectonophysics, 231071.
• Ebel, J. E., Kondas, S., Aubin, P., Starr, J., & Pulli, J. J. (2026). Crustal Unloading as a Possible Source of Seismicity at Plainfield, Connecticut. Seismological Research Letters.
• Amar, B., Youcef, B., Said, M., & Mourad, B. (2025). Tsunami hazard along the Northwestern Algerian coast: evidence of unusual deposits, boulders accumulation and tidal waves modeling. Journal of Seismology, 1-21.
• Tuttle, M. P., Al‐Shukri, H., Mahdi, H., Hussein, R., Ameen, T., Forman, S. L., Dyer‐Williams, K., Tucker, K., Kopper, M., Al‐Kaabi, M., & Al‐Qadhi, O. R. (2026). Repeated Large‐Magnitude Earthquakes in the Marianna Area of East‐Central Arkansas During the Middle‐Early Holocene and Possibly the Late Pleistocene. SRL.
• Li, X., He, Z., & Guo, L. (2026). Characteristic Displacement and Paleoearthquake Activity of the Xiaojiang Fault Mapped from Historical Image Data and Tectonic Implications. SRL.
• Catchings, R. D., Goldman, M. R., Chan, J. H., Sickler, R. R., Criley, C. J., & Strayer, L. M. (2026). Distributed Faulting of the Northern West Napa Fault Zone in Napa Valley, California. SRL.
• Ghribi, R., Affouri, H., Trabelsi, R., & Rigane, A. (2026). Quaternary slip rates and seismic hazard of the Gafsa intraplate fault system (southern Atlas, Tunisia). Italian Journal of Geosciences, 145.
• Livio, F. A., Blumetti, A. M., Comerci, V., Ferrario, M. F., Binda, G., Caciagli, M., … & Michetti, A. M. (2026). Paleoseismic history of the intermountain Rieti Basin (Central Apennines, Italy). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 26(1), 131-162.
• Cisternas, M., Saldaña, B., Ely, L. L., Wesson, R. L., Guerra, M., Brill, D., … & Pilarczyk, J. (2026). Paleoseismic evidence for the 1730 Mw≥ 9 Chile earthquake in a former coastal lagoon: an infrequent, shallow, tsunamigenic rupture with plausible near-term recurrence. Quaternary Science Reviews, 375, 109789.
• Salcher, B. C., Neuhuber, S. M., Otto, J. C., Payer, T., Lüthgens, C., Fuchs, S., … & Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger, Z. (2026). Quaternary terrace formation in response to climate, regional uplift and local normal faulting: The Danube terrace staircase of Vienna. Quaternary Science Reviews, 373, 109709.
• Galli, P., Muto, F., & Peronace, E. (2025). Palaeoseismic evidence of a mainshock in the Lamezia Terme area during the March 1638 seismic sequence (MW ~7, Calabria, southern Italy). Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography.
• Hill, J. C., Watt, J. T., Paull, C. K., Caress, D. W., Brothers, D. S., Arizmendi, K., … & Snyder, G. (2026). Widespread abyssal turbidites record megathrust earthquake-triggered landslides and coseismic deformation in the Cascadia subduction zone. Science Advances, 12(3), eadx6028.
• Pang, W., Xie, C., & He, W. (2026). Paleo-earthquakes of the Dachaidan fault in western Qaidam basin, northeast of the Tibetan Plateau, China. Geosphere.
• Vanneste, K., Onvani, M., Rapagnani, G. & Van Noten, K. (2026). The BELSHAKE Database of Earthquake Ground Motion in Belgium. SRL.
• Triantafyllou, I. (2026). Revision of the Allegedly Deadly and Tsunamigenic 1843 Earthquake at Chalke Island, South Aegean Sea, Greece. SRL.
• Qader, W., Bhat, I. M., & Qurashi, M. (2026). Looming seismic threat: a comprehensive review of earthquake hazard in the Kashmir Valley, North-western Himalaya, India. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 1-19.
• Sharma, N., Baba, T., Satake, K., Malik, J. N., & Gadhavi, M. (2026). Reevaluating historical tsunami hazards from the Makran subduction zone and local seismic sources along the Western Indian margin through numerical modelling. Geoscience Letters, 13(1), 9.
• Yu, Z., Zhao, L., Yang, Y., Li, L., & Chen, B. (2026). Quaternary volcanism and segmented rupture of the Yilan-Yitong Fault Zone, NE China. Geomorphology, 110189.
• Barbieri, A., Martínez, J. S., Belmiro, J., Fernandes, P., Galfi, J., Horta, P., … & Bicho, N. (2026). Early evidence of earthquake management through mobility and social network adjustments at Vale Boi (SW Iberia). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 18(2), 25.
• Pholsonda, P., Pananont, P., Furlong, K., Pornsopin, P., Prasertwongphilai, K., & Muangnoi, S. (2026). The 2019–2021 Xayaburi, Lao PDR, Intraplate Earthquake Sequence on a Previously Undocumented Active Fault Segment: Source Characteristics, Stress Transfer, and Regional Implications. SRL.
• Hinzen, K. G., & Bülow, G. V. (2026). Archaeoseismological study of tilted foundations at Felix Romuliana, Gamzigrad, Serbia. Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews, 1-18.

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