The European Database of Seismogenic Faults

General information
Region Eastern Europe
Code MKCS012
Name Kyustendil
Compiler(s) Kastelic V.(1), Radulov A.(2), Basili R.(1)
Contributor(s) Kastelic V.(1), Basili R.(1)
Created 20/07/2010
Updated 31/03/2012

Parametric information
Parameter Qual. Evidence
Min Depth (km) 1 EJ Inferred from regional geological data.
Max Depth (km) 15 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Strike (deg) 50 - 90 LD Based on geological data from Dumurdzanov et al. (2005).
Dip (deg) 50 - 70 LD Infered from regional seismological and geological data.
Rake (deg) 240 - 270 EJ Inferred from regional geological and seismological data.
Slip Rate (mm/y) 0.05 - 0.5 EJ Inferred from regional geological data and geodynamic constraints.
Max Magnitude (Mw) 6.8 LD Inferred from fault characteristics and earthquake data.
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
2) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Geological Institute "Strashimir Dimitrov"; Laboratory of Seismotectonics; 24 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia