The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Europe
Code FRCS004
Name Middle Durance
Compiler(s) Garcia Moreno D.(1)
Contributor(s) Garcia Moreno D.(1), Sébrier M.(2), Winter T.(3), Cushing E.M.(4), Camelbeeck T.(1)
Created 05/05/2010
Updated 05/05/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 LD Based on earthquake data (e.g. Cushing et al., 2008)
Max Depth (km) 6 LD Based on earthquake data (e.g. Cushing et al., 2008)
Strike (deg) 190 - 240 LD Based on geological and geophysical data (e.g. Cushing et al., 2008)
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 LD Based on geological and geophysical data (e.g. Cushing et al., 2008)
Rake (deg) 10 - 50 EJ Inferred from earthquake data (Aochi et al., 2006)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.01 - 0.1 LD Based on geological, geodetic and GPS data (e.g. Baroux, 2001)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 ER Based on fault geometry (Cushing et al., 2008)
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Royal Observatory of Belgium; Seismology; 3 Avenue Circulaire, 1180 (Uccle), Brussels. Belgium
2) CNRS UMR - Universit´e Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris VI; Laboratoire de Tectonique; Campus Jussieu Barre 46-45 Niveau 2 – pièce 210. 4, Place Jussieu F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 France
3) Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières; ; B.P. 6009, F-45060 Orléans cedex 2, France
4) Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire; ; B.P. 17, F-92 262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France