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www.socgeol.it Rendiconti online Soc. Geol. It., Vol. 9 (2009), 71 STRUCTURE OF THE LITHOSPHERE IN THE ITALIC REGION The study of the structure of the lithosphere in Italy and its surroundings is important for the understanding of the geodynamic setting of the region; furthermore, the structural models for the crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere-asthenosphere system) represent a major input for the determination of earthquake source mechanisms, for reliable geodynamic modelling and for the evaluation of seismic hazard using advanced methodologies like the neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment (NDSHA). An important goal was obtained with the determination of structural models for the lithosphere-asthenosphere system