Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
The relation between the orientations of the T-axes of earthquakes occurring within the continental crust of the Aegean, and the orientations of the principal axes of geodetic strains is examined. It is shown that the T-axes align with the principal horizontal extension axes to a degree that is unlikely to have arisen by chance, and it is concluded that the seismic deformation of the region is consistent with the response of a quasi-continuous medium to a stress regime that is organised on a regional scale.
Keywords
earthquake, T-axes, geodetic strain, Aegean region
First Page
47
Last Page
53
Recommended Citation
ENGLAND, PHILIP (2003) "The Alignment of Earthquake T-Axes with the Principal Axes of Geodetic Strain in the Aegean Region," Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences: Vol. 12: No. 1, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol12/iss1/3
