In this PhD thesis we present a geophysical study of the westernmost Mediterranean basin: the Alboran Basin. This basin is located between the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, and it is surrounded by the Betics and Rif orogenic ranges. Along the Alboran basin, runs the plate boundary between Iberia and Africa tectonic plates. The processes that led to the basin formation in this compressive setting, and the later processes that controlled the basin deformation, remain unclear, as well as the deep structure of the basin. This study aims to: 1) characterize the crust and the basement of the basin, 2) define a seismostratigraphy coherent for the entire basin and analyse the basin evolution in the basis of the sedimentary record, 3) characterize the northeaster transition between the Alboran Basin and the Algero-Balearic Basin through the study of the Palomares Margin and 4) characterize the two most prominent tectonic structures in the area, the Yusuf Fault and the Alboran Ridge front fault. The results of this thesis have been integrated in a geodynamic model of the area, and will help to improve the regional seismic and tsunami hazard assessment model. [...]

Memoria de tesis doctoral presentada por Laura Gómez de la Peña para optar al grado de Doctora en Ciencias de la Tierra por la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), realizada bajo la dirección del Dr. César Rodríguez Ranero y la Dra. Eulàlia Gràcia Mont del Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC).-- 226 pages

The author of this thesis has benefited from a four-year Formación de Personal Investigador (FPI) fellowship (reference AP2012-1579) from Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) between 2013 and 2017

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