The European-Mediterranean earthquake catalogue (EMEC) for the last millennium

G Grünthal, R Wahlström - Journal of seismology, 2012 - Springer
The catalogue by Grünthal et al.(J Seismol 13: 517–541, 2009a) of earthquakes in central,
northern, and north-western Europe with M w≥ 3.5 (CENEC) has been expanded to cover …

Earthquake mechanisms and active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone

B Shaw, J Jackson - Geophysical Journal International, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We use improved focal mechanisms and centroid depth estimates of earthquakes, combined
with GPS velocities, to examine the tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone, and in …

Plio-Quaternary extension and strike-slip tectonics in the Aegean

D Sakellariou, K Tsampouraki-Kraounaki - Transform plate boundaries and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Detailed review and integrated reinterpretation of geological, seismological, and geodetic
data indicate a major change in the style of deformation of the Aegean microplate since the …

Earthquake source parameters along the Hellenic subduction zone and numerical simulations of historical tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean

S Yolsal-Çevikbilen, T Taymaz - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We studied source mechanism parameters and slip distributions of earthquakes with Mw≥
5.0 occurred during 2000–2008 along the Hellenic subduction zone by using teleseismic P …

Earthquake‐generated tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea: Scenarios of potential threats to southern Italy

S Lorito, MM Tiberti, R Basili… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We calculated the impact on Southern Italy of a large set of tsunamis resulting from
earthquakes generated by major fault zones of the Mediterranean Sea. Our approach …

Contemporary crustal stress of the Greek region deduced from earthquake focal mechanisms

V Kapetanidis, I Kassaras - Journal of Geodynamics, 2019 - Elsevier
A massive dataset of over 1900 focal mechanisms of crustal earthquakes with M≥ 3.5 in the
Greek region was employed to resolve the contemporary stress-field using a damped least …

Tearing, segmentation, and backstepping of subduction in the Aegean: New insights from seismicity

GM Bocchini, A Brüstle, D Becker, T Meier… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
This study revisits subduction processes at the Hellenic Subduction Zone (HSZ) including
tearing, segmentation, and backstepping, by refining the geometry of the Nubian slab down …

Three‐dimensional model of Hellenic Arc deformation and origin of the Cretan uplift

A Ganas, T Parsons - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Hellenic Arc of Greece is the most seismically active part of Europe, but little is know
about its mechanics. We modeled deformation along the arc using a finite element model …

The Fethiye–Burdur Fault Zone: a component of upper plate extension of the subduction transform edge propagator fault linking Hellenic and Cyprus Arcs, Eastern …

J Hall, AE Aksu, I Elitez, C Yaltırak, G Çifçi - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hellenic and Cyprus Arcs, that mark the convergent boundary of the African
and Aegean–Anatolian plates, are offset along a subduction transform edge propagator …

[PDF][PDF] An atlas of Mediterranean seismicity

G Vannucci, S Pondrelli, A Argnani, A Morelli… - Annals of …, 2004 - earth-prints.org
We present a description of the characteristics of the seismic deformation occurring in the
Alpine Mediterranean Belt, and outline its association with tectonic and geologic features …