Active deformation in old oceanic lithosphere and significance for earthquake hazard: Seismic imaging of the Coral Patch Ridge area and neighboring abyssal plains (SW Iberian Margin)

Martínez-Loriente, Sara; Gràcia, Eulàlia; Bartolome, Rafael; Sallarès, Valentí; Connors, Christopher; Perea, Hector; Lo Iacono, Claudio; Klaeschen, Dirk; Terrinha, Pedro; Dañobeitia, Juan José; Zitellini, Nevio. 2013 Active deformation in old oceanic lithosphere and significance for earthquake hazard: Seismic imaging of the Coral Patch Ridge area and neighboring abyssal plains (SW Iberian Margin). Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 14 (7). 2206-2231. https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20173

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20173

Abstract/Summary

Recently acquired high-resolution multichannel seismic profiles together with bathymetric and sub-bottom profiler data from the external part of the Gulf of Cadiz (Iberia-Africa plate boundary) reveal active deformation involving old (Mesozoic) oceanic lithosphere. This area is located 180 km offshore the SW Iberian Peninsula and embraces the prominent NE-SW trending Coral Patch Ridge, and part of the surrounding deep Horseshoe and Seine abyssal plains. E-W trending dextral strike-slip faults showing surface deformation of flower-like structures predominate in the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain, whereas NE-SW trending compressive structures prevail in the Coral Patch Ridge and Seine Hills. Although the Coral Patch Ridge region is characterized by subdued seismic activity, the area is not free from seismic hazard. Most of the newly mapped faults correspond to active blind thrusts and strike-slip faults that are able to generate large magnitude earthquakes (Mw 7.2–8.4). This may represent a significant earthquake and tsunami hazard that has been overlooked so far.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20173
ISSN:	15252027
Additional Keywords:	multichannel seismics; fault-bend folds; blind thrusts; strike-slip faults; seismic hazard assessment; Iberia-Africa boundary
Date made live:	17 Mar 2014 14:09 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506278

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20173

ISSN:

15252027

Additional Keywords:

multichannel seismics; fault-bend folds; blind thrusts; strike-slip faults; seismic hazard assessment; Iberia-Africa boundary

Date made live:

17 Mar 2014 14:09 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506278