Near-Fault Broadband Ground Motion Simulation Applications at the Central Ionian Islands, Greece

Seismological and Ground Deformation Study of the Ionian Islands (W. Greece) during 2014–2018, a Period of Intense Seismic Activity

“…For the consecutive period from June 2018 to November 2021, the seismological data were extracted from the database of the Seismological Laboratory of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (SL-NKUA). Furthermore, in the present analysis, relocated seismicity catalogues were incorporated for the 2014 Cephalonia, 2015 Lefkada and 2018 Zakynthos aftershock sequences [29,32,[64][65][66][67].…”

“…At Cephalonia, the two events of 2014 induced shakings reaching ~560 cm/s 2 and 735 cm/s 2 , respectively [73]. At Lefkada, PGAs of ~412 cm/s 2 were recorded in the 2003 event [74] and 363 cm/s 2 during the 2015 earthquake [67]. Finally, the Mw6.7 earthquake of Zakynthos led to a recorded PGA of ~382 cm/s 2 [75], on the island.…”

Contrasting Styles of Salt‐Tectonic Processes in the Ionian Zone (Greece and Albania): Integrating Surface Geology, Subsurface Data, and Experimental Models

“…Deformation in the frontal domain of the AH FTB extends to the present day, as evidenced by paleomagnetic rotations measured in Pliocene-to-Recent sediments, GPS-derived kinematic vectors (Figure 2), and the seismic activity linked to some of the frontal thrusts (in the vicinity of the coastal region from Albania to Greece; e.g., Caporali et al (2020) (2021)) and to the strike-slip faults affecting the orogenic front (Figure 2). The two main seismically active strikeslip faults in this region are the Kefallinia-Lefkas-Lixourion dextral transpressional fault zone in Greece (Bonatis et al, 2021;Kokinou et al, 2005Kokinou et al, , 2006van Hinsbergen et al, 2005) and in Albania, the dextral strike-slip fault zones associated with the Vlora-Diber fault and the Shkodra-Tropoja (or Shkodra-Peje) Lineament and its offshore continuation with the Lezha (or Lezhe) fault (Aliaj, 1999(Aliaj, , 2021Aliaj et al, 2004;Caporali et al, 2020;Mehillka & Canaj, 1996).…”

“…(2021)) and to the strike‐slip faults affecting the orogenic front (Figure 2). The two main seismically active strike‐slip faults in this region are the Kefallinia–Lefkas–Lixourion dextral transpressional fault zone in Greece (Bonatis et al., 2021; Kokinou et al., 2005, 2006; van Hinsbergen et al., 2005) and in Albania, the dextral strike‐slip fault zones associated with the Vlora–Diber fault and the Shkodra–Tropoja (or Shkodra–Peje) Lineament and its offshore continuation with the Lezha (or Lezhe) fault (Aliaj, 1999, 2021; Aliaj et al., 2004; Caporali et al., 2020; Mehillka & Canaj, 1996).…”

“…Second, strike-slip faults such as the Kefallinia-Lefkas-Lixourion transpressional fault and the Vlora-Dibër-Elbasan Lineament, have been active during the orogeny and until nowadays, producing major local rotations (Duermeijer et al, 1999(Duermeijer et al, , 2000Mauritsch et al, 1995;Speranza et al, 1995;van Hinsbergen et al, 2005) and with some associated seismic activity (Bonatis et al, 2021;Hatzfeld et al, 1995;Saltogianni et al, 2018). Some authors have also proposed that the rotations vary progressively in the IZ, decreasing toward the foreland (westward) and that there are differential rotations between nearby thrust sheets (e.g., Broadley et al, 2006;Kondopoulou, 2000;Mauritsch et al, 1995).…”