The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code MKCS010
Name Skopje
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 data.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 280 - 300 LD Based on geological Dumurdzanov et al. (2005) and seismological (Andreson and Ja
Dip (deg) 65 - 75 EJ Inferred from seismological data and morphological observations.
Rake (deg) 290 - 320 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.3 EJ Inferred from geological data (Dumurdzanov et al., 2005) and geodynamic constrai
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 LD 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