Rupture zones and active crustal deformation in southern Thessalia, central Greece

B. C. Papazachos; P. M. Hatzidimitriou; G. F. Karakaisis; C. B. Papazachos; G. N. Tsokas

Rupture zones and active crustal deformation in southern Thessalia, central Greece

B. C. Papazachos, P. M. Hatzidimitriou, G. F. Karakaisis, C. B. Papazachos, G. N. Tsokas

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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The southern Thessalia fracture belt has been selected as an area for pilot multinational studies on short term earthquake prediction. Thus, geophysical information has been used to accurately define the rupture zones of the three strongest earthquakes in this belt during the present century (1954 M = 7.0, 1957 M = 6.8, 1980 M = 6.5). Reliable fault plane solutions and seismic moment release rates have been used to show that the upper crust in this belt is seismically extending at a rate of 7 mm/yr in a N 6°W direction, and is vertically thinning at a rate of 3 mm/yr, which is in full agreement with normal faulting striking in a N 80°E direction. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	363-374
Number of pages	12
Journal	Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata
Volume	35
Issue number	139
State	Published - 1993

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Rupture zones and active crustal deformation in southern Thessalia, central Greece

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