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handle: 10261/76057 , 20.500.14352/43797
The Northwest and Central-West Iberian Peninsula configure an intraplate area far from the active plate boundaries, where the Variscan basement crops out extensively (Iberian Massif). This area of the Iberian Peninsula has been traditionally considered a seismically stable region; however, it presents a moderate intraplate seismicity which indicates the presence of active structures and the occurrence of potentially damaging earthquakes. The scarcity of Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits makes very difficult to track the record of the more recent tectonic activity and the characterization of active tectonic structures within the Iberian Massif. Nevertheless the seismic sequences of 1995-1997 in Lugo (5.1 mb; IV) and 2003 in Zamora (4.2 Mw) provided important information about the orientation of the present stress tensor, and the distribution of the hypocenters informed about the rupture geometry of the fault planes. The present work integrates geological, geomorphological, structural, and seismological data in order to define the main potentially active faults in the region. Faults trending NE–SW to N–S are potentially active as strike-slip, in some cases with a reverse component, under a NW-SE to N–S compression. [RESUMEN] El Noroeste y Centro Oeste de la Peninsula Ibérica son parte de una región intraplaca alejada de los bordes de placa sísmicamente activos, donde aflora el basamento varisco (Macizo Ibérico). Esta región de la Península Ibérica ha sido tradicionalmente considerada sísmicamente estable; sin embargo, presenta una moderada sismicidad que indica la presencia de estructuras activas y terremotos potencialmente catastróficos. La escasez y dispersión de los depósitos Mesozoicos y Cenozoicos hace difícil identificar la actividad tectónica más reciente, así como la caracterización de las fallas potencialmente activas dentro del Macizo Iberico. Sin embargo la sismicidad de 1995 y 1997 en Lugo (5.1 mb) y de 2003 en Zamora (4.2 Mw) aportó importante información para determinar la orientación del tensor actual de esfuerzos. De igual modo, la orientación de las replicas aportó información sobre los planos de rotura. El presente trabajo integra datos geológicos, geomorfológicos, estructurales y sismotectónicos para definir las principales fallas potencialmente activas en la región. Las fallas con orientaciones NE-SW hasta N-S son potencialmente activas, bajo un tensor de esfuerzos de NW-SE a N-S, como fallas de desgarre y en algunas zonas con componente inversa.
Geodinámica, active tectonics, España, 2507 Geofísica, potentially active faults, Tectónica activa, Basamento varisco, fallas potencialmente activas, Fallas potencialmente activas, 551.24(46), Neotectónica, Potentially active faults, Neotectonics, Sismicidad intraplaca, Active tectonics, Seismicity, tectónica activa, sismicidad intraplaca, basamento varisco, (46)551.24, (46)550.34, 550.34(46), Variscan basement, Spain, neotectonics, neotectónica, seismicity
Geodinámica, active tectonics, España, 2507 Geofísica, potentially active faults, Tectónica activa, Basamento varisco, fallas potencialmente activas, Fallas potencialmente activas, 551.24(46), Neotectónica, Potentially active faults, Neotectonics, Sismicidad intraplaca, Active tectonics, Seismicity, tectónica activa, sismicidad intraplaca, basamento varisco, (46)551.24, (46)550.34, 550.34(46), Variscan basement, Spain, neotectonics, neotectónica, seismicity
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