Kinematics of the Western Africa-Eurasia plate boundary from focal mechanisms and GPS data
Summary The Western Mediterranean displays a complex pattern of crustal deformation
distributed along tectonically active belts developed in the framework of slow oblique plate …
distributed along tectonically active belts developed in the framework of slow oblique plate …
Active tectonics in the central Apennines (Italy)–input data for seismic hazard assessment
F Galadini, P Galli - Natural Hazards, 2000 - Springer
Quaternary tectonics and paleoseismologicalinvestigations have defined a reliable
framework ofactive faults in the southern Umbria and AbruzziApennines. Two sets of NW …
framework ofactive faults in the southern Umbria and AbruzziApennines. Two sets of NW …
Geodetic measurements of crustal deformation in the Western Mediterranean and Europe
JM Nocquet, E Calais - Pure and applied geophysics, 2004 - Springer
Geodetic measurements of crustal deformation over large areas deforming at slow rates (< 5
mm/yr over more than 1000 km), such as the Western Mediterranean and Western Europe …
mm/yr over more than 1000 km), such as the Western Mediterranean and Western Europe …
Origin of the Eastern Mediterranean basin: a reevaluation
Z Garfunkel - Tectonophysics, 2004 - Elsevier
The origin of the Eastern Mediterranean basin (EMB) by rifting along its passive margins is
reevaluated. Evidence from these margins shows that this basin formed before the Middle …
reevaluated. Evidence from these margins shows that this basin formed before the Middle …
Timing, kinematics and cause of Aegean extension: a scenario based on a comparison with simple analogue experiments
Since the early 1970s, most geodynamic models proposed for the Eastern Mediterranean
consider that the initiation of extension in the Aegean, during the late Middle Miocene or …
consider that the initiation of extension in the Aegean, during the late Middle Miocene or …
Moment tensor solutions for small and moderate earthquakes in the Ibero‐Maghreb region
We applied time domain moment tensor inversion of local and regional waveforms to small
and moderate (Mw= 3.5–5.7) shallow earthquakes from the Iberian Peninsula, northern …
and moderate (Mw= 3.5–5.7) shallow earthquakes from the Iberian Peninsula, northern …
GPS‐derived strain rate field within the boundary zones of the Eurasian, African, and Arabian Plates
HG Kahle, M Cocard, Y Peter, A Geiger… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We use the GPS velocity field (1988–1998) for eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor to
determine the crustal deformation strain rate field in an area bounded by 35° N and 43° N …
determine the crustal deformation strain rate field in an area bounded by 35° N and 43° N …
Inversion of moment tensor focal mechanisms for active stresses around the microcontinent Iberia: Tectonic implications
The Iberian microcontinent and its connected oceanic crust are affected by deformations
related to the Eurasian‐African plate boundary. Active stress inversions from populations of …
related to the Eurasian‐African plate boundary. Active stress inversions from populations of …
Crustal architecture and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian margin) at the convergence of the Eurasian and African plates
The Gulf of Cadiz, located at the southwestern Iberian margin, is characterized by
widespread seismicity, compressional and strike‐slip fault plane solutions and by a large …
widespread seismicity, compressional and strike‐slip fault plane solutions and by a large …
[HTML][HTML] The strain rate field in the eastern Mediterranean region, estimated by repeated GPS measurements
HG Kahle, C Straub, R Reilinger, S McClusky, R King… - Tectonophysics, 1998 - Elsevier
We use the combined GPS velocity field of the eastern Mediterranean for the period 1988 to
1996 to determine crustal deformation strain rates in a region comprising the Hellenic arc …
1996 to determine crustal deformation strain rates in a region comprising the Hellenic arc …