The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code RSCS006
Name Pirot
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Created 15/12/2010
Updated 31/03/2012

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from regional geological data.
Max Depth (km) 18 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 300 - 320 EJ Inferred from regional seismotectonic considerations and earthquake data.
Dip (deg) 60 - 80 EJ Inferred from earthquake data and regional seismotectonic conditions.
Rake (deg) 310 - 340 EJ Inferred from seismological data and geological observations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.05 - 0.2 EJ Assumed from regional geological data and geodynamic constraints.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Inferred from fault characteristics and seismological considerations.
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; Sismologia e Tettonofisica; Via di Vigna Murata, 605, I-00143 Roma, Italy