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Articles | Volume 12, issue 11
Articles | Volume 12, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-2553-2021
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12 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 12 Nov 2021

Basin inversion: reactivated rift structures in the central Ligurian Sea revealed using ocean bottom seismometers

Martin Thorwart, Anke Dannowski, Ingo Grevemeyer, Dietrich Lange, Heidrun Kopp, Florian Petersen, Wayne C. Crawford, Anne Paul, and the AlpArray Working Group

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We analyse broadband ocean bottom seismometer data of the AlpArray OBS network in the Ligurian Basin. Two earthquake clusters with thrust faulting focal mechanisms indicate compression of the rift basin. The locations of seismicity suggest reactivation of pre-existing rift structures and strengthening of crust and uppermost mantle during rifting-related extension. Slightly different striking directions of faults may mimic the anti-clockwise rotation of the Corsica–Sardinia block.
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