Articles | Volume 13, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1087-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1087-2022
Research article
 | 
29 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 29 Jun 2022

The analysis of slip tendency of major tectonic faults in Germany

Luisa Röckel, Steffen Ahlers, Birgit Müller, Karsten Reiter, Oliver Heidbach, Andreas Henk, Tobias Hergert, and Frank Schilling

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-26', David Ferrill, 06 Apr 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Luisa Röckel, 18 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Review of “The analysis of slip tendency of major tectonic faults in Germany” by Röckel et al.', Stephen Hicks, 12 Apr 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Luisa Röckel, 18 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Luisa Röckel on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2022)  Author's response 
EF by Polina Shvedko (24 May 2022)  Manuscript   Author's tracked changes 
ED: Publish as is (26 May 2022) by David Healy
ED: Publish as is (26 May 2022) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)
AR by Luisa Röckel on behalf of the Authors (30 May 2022)  Manuscript 
Download

The requested paper has a corresponding corrigendum published. Please read the corrigendum first before downloading the article.

Short summary
Reactivation of tectonic faults can lead to earthquakes and jeopardize underground operations. The reactivation potential is linked to fault properties and the tectonic stress field. We create 3D geometries for major faults in Germany and use stress data from a 3D geomechanical–numerical model to calculate their reactivation potential and compare it to seismic events. The reactivation potential in general is highest for NNE–SSW- and NW–SE-striking faults and strongly depends on the fault dip.