Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4694539 | Tectonophysics | 2008 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Our results on power law relationships associated with the scaling properties of the fault zones in the Gulf of Corinth, suggest that both fault populations are bi-fractal, providing the initiation of a sature state in deformation. In addition, the vertical throw of faults shows that both fault populations have similar properties but different distributions below and above 5Â km, respectively. Displacement-length ratios, show that faults larger than 9Â km appear to accumulate throw without any dramatic change to their length. These observations combined with other geophysical studies within the Gulf, suggest that the characteristic fault lengths of 5Â km and 9Â km can be correlated to the crustal mechanical structure and the seismicity of the Gulf.
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Authors
V. Zygouri, S. Verroios, S. Kokkalas, P. Xypolias, I.K. Koukouvelas,