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Document type
Conference papers

Document subtype
Extended abstract/Short paper

Title
Late Pleistocene deformation at Aljezur fault system, SW Portugal: Seismicity triggering within a low tectonic rate setting and relationship with sea-level rise

Participants in the publication
Figueiredo, P. M. (Author)
Rockwell , T. (Author)
Cabral, J. (Author)
Dep. Geologia
IDL

Summary
The southwest of Portugal is located close to the Eurasia – Nubia plate boundary, characterized by an NW-SE to WNW-ESE oblique convergence at a rate of 4-6 mm/yr. Inland, this convergence is accommodated by several active structures with low tectonic rates (< 0.5 mm /yr). The São Teotónio – Aljezur - Sinceira Fault system (STASFS) is a 50 km long left-lateral strike-slip fault system, trending NNE-SSW, approximately parallel and close to the SW Portuguese coastline, with an estimated horizontal slip rate of 0.16 mm/yr. Holocene deformation was not recognized. Recent paleoseismological studies demonstrated that STASFS fault segments may have been subjected to an increase in Coulomb stress during periods of sea level rise. We suggest that late Pleistocene seismicity along STASFS might be related to periods of rapid sea-level rise, such as the one that occurred immediately after the Last Glacial Maximum, thereby releasing accumulated strain and allowing for ~15 ka of inactivity.

Editor(s)
James P. McCalpin & Christoph Gruetzner

Date of Publication
2016-05-30

Institution
Crestone Science Center, Crestone, CO 81131 USA, www.crestonescience.org

Event
Crestone Science Center

Publication Identifiers
ISBN - 9780997435528

Address
Crestone, CO 81131 USA

Organizers
GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc.

Publisher
Crestone Science Center, P.O. Box 837, Crestone, CO 81131 USA

Collection
Proceedings of the 7th International INQUA Workshop on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics and Archaeoseismology (“PATA Days”) 30 May- 3 June 2016 Crestone, Colorado, USA

Edition
Digital edition
Volume
V. 7

Number of pages
4


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APA
Figueiredo, P. M., Rockwell , T., Cabral, J., (2016). Late Pleistocene deformation at Aljezur fault system, SW Portugal: Seismicity triggering within a low tectonic rate setting and relationship with sea-level rise. Crestone Science Center, -

IEEE
Figueiredo, P. M., Rockwell , T., Cabral, J., "Late Pleistocene deformation at Aljezur fault system, SW Portugal: Seismicity triggering within a low tectonic rate setting and relationship with sea-level rise" in Crestone Science Center, Crestone, CO 81131 USA , 2016, pp. -, doi:

BIBTEX
@InProceedings{40953, author = {Figueiredo, P. M. and Rockwell , T. and Cabral, J.}, title = {Late Pleistocene deformation at Aljezur fault system, SW Portugal: Seismicity triggering within a low tectonic rate setting and relationship with sea-level rise}, booktitle = {Crestone Science Center}, year = 2016, pages = {-}, address = {Crestone, CO 81131 USA }, publisher = {Crestone Science Center, P.O. Box 837, Crestone, CO 81131 USA} }