The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Europe
Code ATCS010
Name Western Periadriatic
Compiler(s) Garcia Moreno D.(1)
Contributor(s) Garcia Moreno D.(1), Decker K.(2), Camelbeeck T.(1)
Created 28/05/2010
Updated 28/05/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 EJ Assumed from geomorphology
Max Depth (km) 19 LD Based on seismic data (Willingshofer & Cloetingh, 2003; Lüschen et al., 2004)
Strike (deg) 260 - 300 LD Based on structural and geological maps (e.g. Linzer et al., 2002)
Dip (deg) 70 - 90 EJ Based on seismic profiles from Lüschen et al. (2004)
Rake (deg) 130 - 170 EJ Inferred from regional structural geology and geodynamic settings
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.5 - 1 LD Based on GPS data (Caporali et al., 2009; Vrabec et al., 2006)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 7 EJ Based on historical seismic records taken from Guidoboni et al. (2007)
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) Center for Earth Sciences; Departament for Geodynamics and Sedimentology; UZA II - Universitätszentrum Althanstrasse. Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria