The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS050
Name Aliakmonas
Compiler(s) Sboras S.P.(1), Caputo R.(1)
Contributor(s) Chatzipetros A.(2), Pavlides S.(2)
Created 14/01/2010
Updated 14/01/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 LD geomorphic records, remote sensing (various authors)
Max Depth (km) 17 EJ inferred from aftershock spatial distribution (various authors)
Strike (deg) 210 - 255 LD geological/morphotectonic maps and focal mechanisms (various authors)
Dip (deg) 40 - 80 EJ inferred from field measurements and focal mechanisms (various authors)
Rake (deg) 250 - 280 LD kinematic indicators and focal mechanisms (various authors)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.3 - 2 LD morphotectonics (Doutsos & Koukouvelas, 1998; Meyer et al., 1996)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.9 EJ fault geometry considerations & relationships of Wells and Coppersmith (1994)
Q-keys: LD = Literature Data; OD = Original Data; ER = Empirical Relationship; AR = Analytical Relationship; EJ = Expert Judgement


Affiliations
1) Università di Ferrara; Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra; Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
2) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Geology; 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece