On the tectonic processes along the Hellenic Arc
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On the grounds of existing geophysical data one
might be allowed lo conclude t h a t the origin of t h e stress field in the Ionian
center (Ceplialonia-Zante-Patras) at t h e northwestern margin of the Aegean
microplate is r a t h e r shallow and in the southeastern center (Dodecanese-Crete)
is surely under the crust.
In the area occupied by the second center of higher earthquake activity
t h e relief of the Moho-discontinuity is shallower and smoother in comparison
to t h a t derived from g r a v i t y and seismic d a t a for t he area of t h e northwestern
center. Another difference derived from the fault-plane solutions is t h a t the
Ionian center is seated in a region of horizontal pressure; the second center in
the southeastern Aegean Sea belongs to a region of paramount horizontal
tension.
In the western side of the Hellenic arc the high sediment supply rate,
combined with a thickening of the E a r t h ' s crust along the Ionian zone, is
interpreted as evidence t h a t accretion has occurred there until recently or
may still be occurring locally; plate consumption, if any, is rather low.
The existence, 011 t h e other hand, of two very deep subparallel trenches
with little fill southeast of Crete (Pliny trench, Strabo trench), combined
with a very high subcrustal activity in the southeastern margin of t h e Aegean
Bubplate, suggest that the subduction rate at the northern boundary of the
African plate must be relatively high; 110 p l a t e accretion is expected to occur
there.
might be allowed lo conclude t h a t the origin of t h e stress field in the Ionian
center (Ceplialonia-Zante-Patras) at t h e northwestern margin of the Aegean
microplate is r a t h e r shallow and in the southeastern center (Dodecanese-Crete)
is surely under the crust.
In the area occupied by the second center of higher earthquake activity
t h e relief of the Moho-discontinuity is shallower and smoother in comparison
to t h a t derived from g r a v i t y and seismic d a t a for t he area of t h e northwestern
center. Another difference derived from the fault-plane solutions is t h a t the
Ionian center is seated in a region of horizontal pressure; the second center in
the southeastern Aegean Sea belongs to a region of paramount horizontal
tension.
In the western side of the Hellenic arc the high sediment supply rate,
combined with a thickening of the E a r t h ' s crust along the Ionian zone, is
interpreted as evidence t h a t accretion has occurred there until recently or
may still be occurring locally; plate consumption, if any, is rather low.
The existence, 011 t h e other hand, of two very deep subparallel trenches
with little fill southeast of Crete (Pliny trench, Strabo trench), combined
with a very high subcrustal activity in the southeastern margin of t h e Aegean
Bubplate, suggest that the subduction rate at the northern boundary of the
African plate must be relatively high; 110 p l a t e accretion is expected to occur
there.
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GALANOPOULOS AG. On the tectonic processes along the Hellenic Arc. Ann. Geophys. [Internet]. 1974Nov.25 [cited 2023Dec.11];27(3-4):429-42. Available from: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4932
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