Aegean tectonics: Strain localisation, slab tearing and trench retreat

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Huet, L Labrousse… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

The Miocene-to-present kinematic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East and its implications for dynamics

X Le Pichon, C Kreemer - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The present kinematics in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East is now well
constrained by GPS measurements and dominated by a circular counterclockwise motion …

Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Aegean

L Jolivet, JP Brun - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2010 - Springer
The Aegean region is a concentrate of the main geodynamic processes that shaped the
Mediterranean region: oceanic and continental subduction, mountain building, high …

Late Cenozoic right‐lateral strike‐slip faulting in southern Tibet

R Armijo, P Tapponnier, T Han - Journal of Geophysical …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Field observations collected during the Sino‐French Himalaya‐Tibet cooperation project
(1980–1982) show that right‐lateral faulting between southern and northern Tibet, roughly …

Quaternary evolution of the Corinth Rift and its implications for the Late Cenozoic evolution of the Aegean

R Armijo, B Meyer, GCP King, A Rigo… - Geophysical Journal …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
We present geological and morphological observations at different scales to constrain rates
of faulting and the distribution of deformation in the seismically active Aegean region. We …

Equations for the estimation of strong ground motions from shallow crustal earthquakes using data from Europe and the Middle East: horizontal peak ground …

NN Ambraseys, J Douglas, SK Sarma… - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2005 - Springer
This article presents equations for the estimation of horizontal strong ground motions caused
by shallow crustal earthquakes with magnitudes M w≥ 5 and distance to the surface …

Reference database for seismic ground-motion in Europe (RESORCE)

S Akkar, MA Sandıkkaya, M Şenyurt… - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents the overall procedure followed in order to assemble the most recent pan-
European strong-motion databank: Reference Database for Seismic Ground-Motion in …

Geodetic determination of the kinematics of central Greece with respect to Europe: Implications for eastern Mediterranean tectonics

X Le Pichon, N Chamot‐Rooke… - Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
We use a new satellite laser ranging/Global Positioning System (SLR/GPS) solution at
seven sites in Anatolia and Aegea to obtain a better definition of the extrusion motion of the …

The shapes, major axis orientations and displacement patterns of fault surfaces

A Nicol, J Watterson, JJ Walsh, C Childs - Journal of Structural Geology, 1996 - Elsevier
Displacement contour diagrams constructed using seismic reflection data and coal-mine
plans are analysed to establish the factors determining the dimensions, shapes and …

Earthquake mechanisms in the Hellenic Trench near Crete

T Taymaz, J Jackson, R Westaway - Geophysical Journal …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Summary In the Hellenic Trench south of Crete convergence between the southern Aegean
Sea and Africa occurs at a rate of at least 60 mm yr− 1. Previously published first motion fault …