The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS002
Name Noth 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 (Caputo, 1990; 1993)
Max Depth (km) 12.5 EJ inferred from seismogenic layer thickness of nearby areas
Strike (deg) 70 - 130 LD geological/morphotectonic maps (Caputo, 1990; 1993)
Dip (deg) 55 - 75 EJ structural mapping (Caputo, 1990; 1993) and geological considerations
Rake (deg) 260 - 290 LD structural mapping (Caputo, 1990)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 1 LD palaeoseismology and morphotectonics (Caputo, 1993; Caputo & Helly, 2005)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.2 EJ 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