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Table 6 Recurrence interval of major earthquakes of a number of faults within the extensional region of the Aegean sea and Italy

From: Seismic history of western Anatolia during the last 16 kyr determined by cosmogenic 36Cl dating

Location

Fault/Fault Zone

Fault/Fault Zone Length

Slip Rate (mm/yr)

Recurrence Interval (yr)

References

Turkey

Büyük Menderes Fault Zone

12–30

0.96–1.76

250–1900

Altunel et al. (2009)

Manisa fault zone

35

 

250–669

Özkaymak (2012)

Erdogmus fault

12

0.5

910 ± 40

Gürboğa (2013)

Bolvadin fault

16

0.64

995 ± 40

Özkaymak et al. (2019)

Dinar fault

50

1.0

1500–2000

Altunel et al. (1999)

Honaz fault

15

0.15–0.38

 

Özkaymak (2015)

North Anatolian fault, southern branches (Havran-Balıkesir and Edremit Fault Zones)

120

3.59–3.78

1000–2000

Sözbilir, et al. (2016), Sözbilir, et al. (2016))

Sultanhanı fault, central Turkey

50

1.5 & 8.5

800–900

Melnick et al. (2017)

Greece

Spili fault (Crete)

20

0.6

4200

Mouslopoulou et al. (2014)

Southern Lanada-Volvi Basin Margin Fault Zone

20

 

7000

Cheng et al. (1994)

Sparta fault

150

0.5–2.0

500–4500

Benedetti et al. (2002)

Atalanti fault

30

0.4–1.6

660–1120

Pantosti et al. (2004)

Southern Mygdonia marginal fault (Gerakarou segment)

12

0.03–0.06

7000

Pavlides (1996)

Tyrnavos fault (northern Thessaly)

25

0.1–0.2

2000–2500

Caputo et al. (2004)

Pisia fault

25

0.5–2.3

1000 ± 500

Mechernich et al. (2018)

Skinos fault

8

0.7–2.5

330

Collier et al. (1998)

Kaparelli fault

(Gulf of Corinth)

 > 12

0.3

2500

Kokkalas et al. (2007)

Kaparelli fault

Mygdonia fault

Eliki fault

12

50

25

0.3

0.26–0.7

1.5

2300

900

400–900

Chatzipetros et al. (2005)

Gyrtoni fault

13

0.41

1400

Tsodoulos et al. (2016)

Kaparelli fault

10

0.2

3000–9000

4000–5000

10,000–11,000

Benedetti et al. (2003)

A series of normal faults (Crete)

9–16

0.5–2.3

260–840

Caputo et al. (2006)

Italy

Ovindoli–Pezza fault

 > 20

0.9–2.5

1000–3000

Pantosti et al. (1996)

Magnola fault

45

0.8

1000–3000

Palumbo et al. (2004)

Fucino fault system

12–45

0.2–1.3

2000–3000

Benedetti et al. (2013)

Velino-Magnola fault

45

1–1.5

1000–6000

Schlagenhauf et al. (2011)

Campo Felice fault

Roccapreturo fault

15

21

0.84–1.61

0.35–0.55

631 ± 620

2603 ± 1355

Goodall et al. (2021)

Israel

Nahef East fault

6

0.03

3000

Mitchell et al. (2001)