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12 Nov 2021
Research article |
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Basin inversion: reactivated rift structures in the central Ligurian Sea revealed using ocean bottom seismometers
Martin Thorwart
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CAU, Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
GEOMAR, Marine Geodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Ingo Grevemeyer
GEOMAR, Marine Geodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Dietrich Lange
GEOMAR, Marine Geodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Heidrun Kopp
CAU, Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
GEOMAR, Marine Geodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Florian Petersen
GEOMAR, Marine Geodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Wayne C. Crawford
IPGP, Laboratoire de Géosciences Marines, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, 75238 Cedex 5, France
Anne Paul
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, UGE, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
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.
We analyse broadband ocean bottom seismometer data of the AlpArray OBS network in the Ligurian...
