EarthRef.org Reference Database (ERR)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Detailed Reference Information
Martinod et al. 1997
Martinod, J., Hatzfeld, D., Savvaidis, P. and Katsambalos, K. (1997). Rapid N-S extension in the Mygdonian Graben (northern Greece) deduced from repeated geodetic surveys. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL03186. issn: 0094-8276.

In November 1994, a geodetic network situated on the Mygdonian graben, 30 km NE of Thessaloniki, Greece, was remeasured using the GPS technique. This network was established in 1979, in the epicentral area of the 1978 earthquake (Ms=6.5), and was measured using triangulation techniques seven times between 1979 and 1989. The comparison between 1979 and 1994 data shows that this part of the Mygdonian graben experienced about 8 cm of N-S horizontal extension. Most of the extension is concentrated in a narrow (one or two kilometers) E-W zone, located on the southern boundary of the graben. Furthermore, the analysis of repeated triangulation surveys suggests a rate of extension of 5.7¿1.3 mm/y, that remained constant with time between 1979 and 1994. This extension could result from long-term postseismic relaxation processes, or from continuous aseismic slip within the graben. ¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

BACKGROUND DATA FILES

Abstract

Keywords
Tectonophysics, General or miscellaneous, Geodesy and Gravity, General or miscellaneous
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-1277
USA
1-202-462-6900
1-202-328-0566
service@agu.org
Click to clear formClick to return to previous pageClick to submit