The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS880
Name Northern Chios
Compiler(s) Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Sboras S.P.(1)
Created 22/08/2011
Updated 22/08/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 UN
Max Depth (km) 14.5 UN
Strike (deg) 250 - 280 UN focal mechanisms
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 UN
Rake (deg) 250 - 260 UN
Slip Rate (mm/y) 2.2 - 3.6 LD inferred from GPS data and considerations (Paradisopoulou et al., 2010)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 7 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