The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Aegean
Code GRCS310
Name Petoussi
Compiler(s) Caputo R.(1), Sboras S.P.(1)
Contributor(s) Pavlides S.(2)
Created 20/01/2010
Updated 20/01/2010

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 0 LD geomorphic records (various authors)
Max Depth (km) 16 EJ inferred from various microseismic surveys
Strike (deg) 80 - 260 LD various geological/morphotectonic maps
Dip (deg) 80 - 90 EJ field observations (various authors) and geological considerations
Rake (deg) 330 - 10 LD kinematic indicators (various authors)
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.3 EJ palaeoseismological data (Boccaletti et al., 1997)
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.7 ER calculated from the empirical relationships of Wells & 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