Geodynamic evolution of the central and western Mediterranean: Tectonics vs. igneous petrology constraints

E Carminati, M Lustrino, C Doglioni - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We present a geodynamic reconstruction of the Central–Western Mediterranean and
neighboring areas during the last 50Myr, including magmatological and tectonic …

Lateral slab deformation and the origin of the western Mediterranean arcs

C Faccenna, C Piromallo, A Crespo‐Blanc, L Jolivet… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The western Mediterranean subduction zone (WMSZ) extends from the northern Apennine
to southern Spain and turns around forming the narrow and tight Calabrian and Gibraltar …

Active tectonics in the Sierra Nevada (Betic Cordillera, SE Spain): Insights from geomorphic indexes and drainage pattern analysis

JV Pérez-Peña, A Azor, JM Azañón, EA Keller - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
The Sierra Nevada of the central Betic Cordillera is a 3000m-high mountain range
surrounded by Neogene–Quaternary sedimentary basins, having been uplifted since Late …

Evidence for active subduction beneath Gibraltar

MA Gutscher, J Malod, JP Rehault, I Contrucci… - …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We report on a marine seismic survey that images an active accretionary wedge west of
Gibraltar. Ramp thrusts offset the seafloor and sole out to an east-dip** décollement …

Arabia-Eurasia continental collision: Insights from late Tertiary foreland-basin evolution in the Alborz Mountains, northern Iran

P Ballato, CE Uba, A Landgraf, MR Strecker… - …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A poorly understood lag time of 15–20 my exists between the initial Arabia-Eurasia
continental collision in late Eocene to early Oligocene time and the acceleration of tectonic …

Kinematics of the Iberia–Maghreb plate contact from seismic moment tensors and GPS observations

D Stich, E Serpelloni, F de Lis Mancilla, J Morales - Tectonophysics, 2006 - Elsevier
The Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb experience moderate earthquake activity and
oblique,∼ NW–SE convergence between Africa and Eurasia at a rate of∼ 5 mm/yr. Coeval …

Seismic sources on the Iberia-African plate boundary and their tectonic implications

E Buforn, M Bezzeghoud, A UdÍas, C Pro - Pure and applied geophysics, 2004 - Springer
The plate boundary between Iberia and Africa has been studied using data on seismicity
and focal mechanisms. The region has been divided into three areas: A; the Gulf of Cadiz; B …

Geodynamic evolution of the lithosphere and upper mantle beneath the Alboran region of the western Mediterranean: Constraints from travel time tomography

A Calvert, E Sandvol, D Seber… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A number of different geodynamic models have been proposed to explain the extension that
occurred during the Miocene in the Alboran Sea region of the western Mediterranean …

How does the Alpine belt end between Spain and Morocco?

A Michard, A Chalouan, H Feinberg… - Bulletin de la …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Betic-Rif arcuate mountain belt (southern Spain, northern Morocco) has been
interpreted as a symmetrical collisional orogen, partly collapsed through convective removal …

Moment tensor solutions for small and moderate earthquakes in the Ibero‐Maghreb region

D Stich, CJ Ammon, J Morales - Journal of Geophysical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We applied time domain moment tensor inversion of local and regional waveforms to small
and moderate (Mw= 3.5–5.7) shallow earthquakes from the Iberian Peninsula, northern …