The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Mediterranean
Code TNCS005
Name Hammamet
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Tiberti M.M.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Tiberti M.M.(1), Burrato P.(1), Petricca P.(1)
Created 20/07/2010
Updated 23/11/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 2 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 10 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Strike (deg) 180 - 270 LD Based on geological data from various authors.
Dip (deg) 20 - 50 EJ Inferred from regional geological considerations.
Rake (deg) 80 - 100 EJ Inferred from regional geological and geodynamic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.5 EJ Inferred from regional geodynamic considerations.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Inferred from the largest known earthquake in the area.
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