Articles | Volume 17, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-747-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-747-2026
Research article
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19 May 2026
Research article |  | 19 May 2026

Persistent deformation in a post-collisional stable continental region: insights from 20 years of cGPS in Romania

Alexandra Muntean, Laura Petrescu, Boudewijn Ambrosius, Felix Borleanu, Eduard Ilie Nastase, and Ioan Munteanu

Model code and software

StrainTool: A software package to estimate strain tensor parameters D. G. Anastasiou et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5501234

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Short summary
We utilize two decades of continuous GPS data to investigate crustal deformation in Romania, a region that has long been regarded as tectonically stable. Despite the end of major collisions millions of years ago, subcrustal earthquakes and active faults indicate ongoing strain. We estimate horizontal and vertical velocities, strain rates, and dominant deformation styles. Our results reveal localized uplift and extension in the foreland, linked to slab dynamics beneath the southeast Carpathians.
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