Abstract:<p>The Periadriatic Fault System (PAF) is among the largest and most important post-collisional structures of the Alps; it accommodated between 150-300 km of right-lateral strike-slip motion between the European and Adriatic plates from about 35 until 15 Ma. Recent GPS data suggest that Adria-Europe convergence is still being accommodated in the Eastern Alps. However, according to instrumental and historical seismicity records, seismotectonic deformation is mostly concentrated in the adjacent Sou… Show more
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