Seismic potential of faults in the Granada basin (Betic Cordillera, Spain)

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Published: Jan 1, 2001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.17268
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Seismic potential of faults Granada basin Betic Cordillera
J. A. PELAEZ MONTILLA
Department of Physics. High Technical College. University of Jaen
C. SANZ DE GALDEANO
Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences. CSIC - University of Granada. Faculty of Sciences
C. LLPEZ CASADO
Department of Theoretical and Cosmos Physics. Faculty of Sciences. University of Granada. Campus de Fuentenueva.
Abstract

A fault database has been created for the Granada basin (S Spain) concerning seismic potential in this area. The fault lines have been entered as well as their geometry and displacement rate, when known from accumulated displacement. Empirical relationships have been used between the length or surface of the faults and the maximum magnitude that they can generate. No palaeoseismic recurrence intervals are known, nor palaeoseismic estimates for displacements during earthquakes.

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