The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code MKCS004
Name Prespa-East
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Created 20/07/2010
Updated 31/03/2012

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from regional geological and geophysical data.
Max Depth (km) 12 EJ Inferred from regional geological, geophysica and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 165 - 185 LD Based on geological data from Dumurdzanov et al. (2005).
Dip (deg) 40 - 60 EJ Inferred from regional geologic conditions.
Rake (deg) 260 - 290 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.15 - 0.3 EJ Inferred from regional geophysical and geological constraints.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Inferred from fault characteristics and earthquake data.
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