Sentinel-1+1A 2 Pass SAR Interferogram shows Italy earthquake displacement

Interferogram showing the ground deformation caused by the |
August 24, 2016 earthquake in Italy. Source: modified
Copernicus Sentinel data (2016)/ESA/ CNR-IREA.

This Interferogram Shows Ground Displacement in Italy as a Result of the Recent Earthquake - Geolounge
The European Space Agency posted this interferogram showing ground displacement as a result of the recent earthquake in Italy.  The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy during the early morning hours on August 24.  The epicenter was about 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia, Italy and resulted in over 200 deaths to date and massive damage to the medieval towns in the area. More than 1,000 aftershocks have continued to exacerbate problems in the region.
The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1 captured two radar scans of central Italy, one on August 20th (Sentinel-1B) and the second on August 26th (Sentinel-1a).
Space in Images - 2016 - 08 - Italy earthquake displacement

• Title Italy earthquake displacement
• Released 26/08/2016 5:31 pm
• Copyright Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2016)/ESA/ CNR-IREA
• Description Combining two Sentinel-1 radar scans from 20 August (Sentinel-1B) and 26 August 2016 (Sentinel-1A), this interferogram shows changes that occurred during the 24 August earthquake that struck central Italy.
  The seven interferometric ‘fringes’ correspond to about 20 cm of surface deformation in the radar sensor line of sight.  Each fringe (which is associated to a colour cycle) corresponds to approximately 2.8 cm of displacement.
  Although Sentinel-1 has a swath width of 250 km over land surfaces, its pass over Italy on 26 August did not cover the entire area affected. Another acquisition planned for 27 August will cover the entire earthquake zone.

Related/Background:

• 3D displacement field retrieved by integrating Sentinel-1 InSAR and GPS data: the 2014 South Napa earthquake - EJRS_2016_49_1.pdf
• Copernicus_Brief_Issue32_Earthquake_Sep2013.pdf
• The Sentinel-1 mission for the improvement of the scientific understanding and the operational monitoring of the seismic cycle - salvi_etal_2012_rem_sen_env_seismic_cycle.pdf
• SAR interferometry using ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 data for the Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake
• spendergast: NASA UAVSAR Onboard Processor images Natural Hazards 
• spendergast: Sentinel-1 Interferometric Radar Image shows Nepal earthquake slip
• ESA SEOM InSARap Project :: Versus Page