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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Valkaniotis, S
• Koravos, G
• Papadopoulos, G
• Pavlides, S
• Tsapanos, T

Titel

Active tectonics and seismic hazard in the broader area of the Gulf of Corinth

Ist Teil von

• Deltio tis Ellinikis Geologikis Etairias/Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2008-01, Vol.41 (1), p.77-85

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The tectonics and the seismic hazard for the broader area of the Gulf of Corinth are studied. The Gulf of Corinth, is a very active area as it is documented from the intense earthquake occurrence, some of which were reported to be accompanied by tsunamis. The area experienced of 46 earthquakes with M sub(w)>6.0 since the historical epoch. There are also 65 tectonic fractures (faults) in the examined area. The largest is the Delfi Fault of 15 km length. Earthquakes of magnitude 6.8, the maximum observed, are known to have occurred several times. The most recent event occurred in Egio in 1995 with magnitude M sub(w)=6.4. The obtained results of the seismic hazard assessment indicated high values of estimated accelerations in the middle part of the Corinth Gulf, which are probably connected to the existence of many faults.