The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Europe
Code FRCS007
Name Têt - Cerdagne
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 07/05/2010
Updated 07/05/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from earthquake data (Souriau & Pauchet, 1998)
Max Depth (km) 15 LD Inferred from earthquake data (Souriau & Pauchet, 1998)
Strike (deg) 220 - 270 LD Based on geomorphological data (Briais et al., 1990; Goula et al., 1999)
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 EJ Inferred from geological and geomorphological data
Rake (deg) 280 - 300 EJ From geological and earthquake data (Briais et al., 1990)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.01 - 0.1 LD Inferred from geological and geomorphological data (Briais et al., 1990)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 7 ER Assumed from the largest fault segment (Briais et al., 1990)
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