The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Iberia
Code PTCS046
Name Lower Tagus Valley
Compiler(s) Besana-Ostman G.M.(1), Nemser E.S.(1)
Contributor(s) Besana-Ostman G.M.(1), Nemser E.S.(1)
Created 06/10/2011
Updated 18/11/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 OD
Max Depth (km) 18.5 EJ
Strike (deg) 55 - 65 OD
Dip (deg) 70 - 90 OD
Rake (deg) 355 - 5 EJ
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.02 - 0.06 OD
Max Magnitude (Mw) 7.5 ER
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Instituto Superior Técnico; ICIST; Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal