The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS400
Name Sperchios
Compiler(s) Caputo R.(1), Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Pavlides S.(2)
Created 22/08/2011
Updated 22/08/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 UN
Max Depth (km) 13.5 UN
Strike (deg) 270 - 300 UN
Dip (deg) 40 - 70 UN
Rake (deg) 260 - 280 UN
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.5 - 0.8 AR calculated from geodetic strain rate fields (various authors)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.8 ER calculated from the empirical 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