The geology of Spain

W Gibbons, T Moreno - 2002 - books.google.com
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books matches that of its journals. Since 1997, all book proposals have been refereed by …

Fault-generated mountain fronts in southeast Spain: geomorphologic assessment of tectonic and seismic activity

PG Silva, JL Goy, C Zazo, T Bardajı - Geomorphology, 2003 - Elsevier
Tectonic activity of SE Spain is evaluated through the application of a general morphometric
analysis over 17 different mountain fronts. The selected fronts are distributed along the two …

On the internal structure and mechanics of large strike-slip fault zones: field observations of the Carboneras fault in southeastern Spain

DR Faulkner, AC Lewis, EH Rutter - Tectonophysics, 2003 - Elsevier
Deciphering the internal structure of large fault zones is fundamental if a proper
understanding is to be gained of their mechanical, hydrological and seismological …

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 …

Pleistocene raised marine terraces of the Spanish Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: records of coastal uplift, sea-level highstands and climate changes

C Zazo, JL Goy, CJ Dabrio, T Bardajı́, C Hillaire-Marcel… - Marine Geology, 2003 - Elsevier
Detailed geological map**, morphostratigraphic, palaeontological and geochronological
(uranium-series) analyses were undertaken on the raised marine terraces and interbedded …

Testing the sensitivity of geomorphic indices in areas of low-rate active folding (eastern Betic Cordillera, Spain)

A Pedrera, JV Pérez-Peña, J Galindo-Zaldívar… - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
Active deformation structures have an incidence in topography that can be quantified by
using geomorphic indices. Most of these indices have been checked in faulted regions with …

The Quaternary active faults database of Iberia (QAFI v. 2.0).

J García-Mayordomo… - Journal of Iberian …, 2012 - gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de
Abstract The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI) is an initiative lead by the
Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (IGME) for building a public repository of scientific …

The Alhama de Murcia fault (SE Spain), a seismogenic fault in a diffuse plate boundary: Seismotectonic implications for the Ibero‐Magrebian region

E Masana, JJ Martínez‐Díaz… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The shortening between the African and the Iberian plates is absorbed by a number of faults
distributed over a very wide zone with very low slip rates and long periods of seismic …

Active faults in Iberia

C Sanz de Galdeano, JM Azañón, J Cabral… - The geology of Iberia: A …, 2019 - Springer
The distribution of active faults in the Iberian Peninsula is not homogeneous, being mainly
present, but not only, in areas affected by the Alpine Orogeny. They are located in several …

Active faulting offshore SE Spain (Alboran Sea): Implications for earthquake hazard assessment in the Southern Iberian Margin

E Gràcia, R Pallàs, JI Soto, M Comas, X Moreno… - Earth and Planetary …, 2006 - Elsevier
The southern margin of the Iberian Peninsula hosts the convergent boundary between the
European and African Plates. The area is characterised by low to moderate magnitude …