The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code BGCS025
Name Sofia-North
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1), Radulov A.(2)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1), Radulov A.(2)
Created 31/05/2010
Updated 31/03/2012

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 EJ Inferred from regional geological data.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 100 - 130 LD Based on geological data from Burchfield et al., 2008.
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 EJ Inferred from regional geological data.
Rake (deg) 270 - 300 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.3 EJ Assumed from regional geological data and geodynamic constraints.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Assumed from regional tructural 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) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Geological Institute "Strashimir Dimitrov"; Laboratory of Seismotectonics; 24 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia