The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS004
Name South Tyrnavos Basin
Compiler(s) Caputo R.(1), Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Pavlides S.(2)
Created 22/06/2010
Updated 22/06/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 LD geomorphic records and ERTs (several authors)
Max Depth (km) 13 EJ inferred from seismogenic layer thickness of nearby areas
Strike (deg) 255 - 300 LD geological/morphotectonic maps (Caputo, 1990; Caputo et al., 1994)
Dip (deg) 40 - 70 EJ field measurements (Caputo, 1990; Caputo et al., 1994) and geological considerat
Rake (deg) 260 - 280 LD regional stress field pattern (Caputo, 1990; Caputo et al., 1994)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.5 EJ morphotectonic estimations (Caputo, 1995)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.8 ER fault geometry & relationships of Wells and Coppersmith (1994)
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Università di Ferrara; Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra; Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
2) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Geology; 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece