The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Northern Africa
Code TNCS002
Name Central Tunisia
Compiler(s) Petricca P.(1)
Contributor(s) Petricca P.(1)
Created 30/06/2010
Updated 20/07/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 10 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Strike (deg) 200 - 210 EJ Inferred from structural maps and seismic data
Dip (deg) 20 - 40 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Rake (deg) 80 - 110 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic considerations.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 1 EJ Inferred from horizontal velocity GPS data and regional tectonic considerations.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 7 EJ Inferred from the strongest earthquake occurred in the region.
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