The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Mediterranean
Code HRCS009
Name Metkovic
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Tiberti M.M.(1), Basili R.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Tiberti M.M.(1), Basili R.(1), Carafa M.M.(1)
Created 27/03/2009
Updated 05/05/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 LD Inferred from regional tectonic and geologic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic, geologic and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 280 - 310 LD Based on structural data and on focal mechanism solutions.
Dip (deg) 45 - 60 LD Inferred from regional geologic considerations and focal mechanisms.
Rake (deg) 95 - 120 EJ Inferred from regional geodynamic and tectonic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.3 - 1.7 EJ Inferred from geodynamic data and geological considerations.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Inferred from marcoseismic report data from Markusic and Herak (1999).
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