4th International INQUA Meeting on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics and Archeoseismology (PATA), 9-14 October 2013, Aachen, Germany, Oct 2013
"Athens and its surroundings have repeatedly been shaken by moderate damaging earthquakes, but st... more "Athens and its surroundings have repeatedly been shaken by moderate damaging earthquakes, but strong local events
and severe damage are not proven by instrumental, historical, and archaeological records for the last 2,300 years. Despite this,
the surroundings of Athens show clear signs of active faulting. In order to test the hypothesis of Holocene fault activity, we
performed field mapping, georadar, morphological analyses and paleoseismological investigations at one of the prominent
faults in N Attica, the Milesi Fault. Our data show evidence for recent seismic events and on-going tectonic activity. We can assign a minimum slip rate of 0.3 mm/yr and we are able to identify at least two post-glacial surface-rupturing earthquakes. These
results make clear that strong local events in the vicinity of Greece’ capital must be considered in any seismic hazard assessment."
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and severe damage are not proven by instrumental, historical, and archaeological records for the last 2,300 years. Despite this,
the surroundings of Athens show clear signs of active faulting. In order to test the hypothesis of Holocene fault activity, we
performed field mapping, georadar, morphological analyses and paleoseismological investigations at one of the prominent
faults in N Attica, the Milesi Fault. Our data show evidence for recent seismic events and on-going tectonic activity. We can assign a minimum slip rate of 0.3 mm/yr and we are able to identify at least two post-glacial surface-rupturing earthquakes. These
results make clear that strong local events in the vicinity of Greece’ capital must be considered in any seismic hazard assessment."
and severe damage are not proven by instrumental, historical, and archaeological records for the last 2,300 years. Despite this,
the surroundings of Athens show clear signs of active faulting. In order to test the hypothesis of Holocene fault activity, we
performed field mapping, georadar, morphological analyses and paleoseismological investigations at one of the prominent
faults in N Attica, the Milesi Fault. Our data show evidence for recent seismic events and on-going tectonic activity. We can assign a minimum slip rate of 0.3 mm/yr and we are able to identify at least two post-glacial surface-rupturing earthquakes. These
results make clear that strong local events in the vicinity of Greece’ capital must be considered in any seismic hazard assessment."