The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS100
Name Mygdonia
Compiler(s) Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Caputo R.(1), Chatzipetros A.(2), Pavlides S.(2)
Created 30/04/2010
Updated 30/04/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 LD geomorphic records and co-seismic ruptures (various authors)
Max Depth (km) 17 EJ inferred from hypocentral distribution (various authors)
Strike (deg) 250 - 320 LD various geological/morphotectonic maps and focal mechanisms
Dip (deg) 30 - 80 EJ various geological/morphotectonic maps and focal mechanisms
Rake (deg) 250 - 315 LD kinematic indicators and focal mechanisms (various authors)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.4 - 0.4 LD morphotectonic considerations (Tranos et al., 2003)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.6 ER geological 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