The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code SICS022
Name Silovec
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1), Bavec M.(2), Placer L.(2), Poljak M.(2), Riznar I.(2), Zivcic M.(3)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1), Bavec M.(2), Placer L.(2), Poljak M.(2), Riznar I.(2), Zivcic M.(3)
Created 15/06/2011
Updated 31/03/2012

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 3 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 10 EJ Inferred from geological and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 60 - 80 LD Based on geological and earthquake data.
Dip (deg) 70 - 90 EJ Inferred from earthquake and regional geological data.
Rake (deg) 20 - 60 LD Based on seismological and regional geological data.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.05 - 0.15 EJ Inferred from geological data and geodynamic constraints.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6 EJ Inferred from fault characteristics and seismological considerations.
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
2) Geological Institute "Strashimir Dimitrov", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Laboratory of Seismotectonics; Acad.G.Bonchev st. bl.24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
3) Institute of Geosciences, Polytechnic University of Tirana; Dept of Seismology ;