The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS245
Name Asvestochori
Compiler(s) Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Caputo R.(1), Zervopoulou A.(2), Valkaniotis S.(2), Pavlides S.(2)
Created 24/04/2010
Updated 24/04/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 LD geomorphic records (various authors)
Max Depth (km) 16 EJ inferred from microseismic spatial distribution (various authors)
Strike (deg) 280 - 320 LD various geological/morphotectonic maps
Dip (deg) 35 - 80 LD inferred from seismotectonic considerations (several authors)
Rake (deg) 270 - 300 LD kinematic indicators and focal mechanisms (various authors)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.4 AR calculated from geodetic strain rate fields (various authors)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.3 LD geological considerations & empirical relationships (Zervopoulou, 2004)
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