The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Central Mediterranean
Code HRCS003
Name Imotski
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Tiberti M.M.(1), Basili R.(1), Carafa M.M.(1)
Created 27/03/2009
Updated 05/05/2011

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 2 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic and geologic considerations.
Max Depth (km) 20 EJ Inferred from regional tectonic, geologic and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 290 - 320 LD Based on structural data and on focal mechanism solutions.
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 EJ Inferred from regional geologic considerations and focal mechanisms.
Rake (deg) 95 - 130 LD Based on seismological data and data on fault geometry.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.1 - 0.7 EJ Inferred from geodynamic data and geological considerations.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.5 EJ Inferred from fault characteristics, earthquake data and regional geodynamics.
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