The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI v.2.0)

The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI) is an initiative lead by the Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (IGME) for building a public repository of scientific data regarding faults having documented activity during the last 2.59 Ma (Quaternary). QAFI also addresses a need to trans...

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Authors: García Mayordomo, Julián, Insua Arévalo, Juan Miguel, Martínez Díaz, José Jesús, Jiménez Díaz, Alberto, Martín Banda, Raquel, Martín Alfageme, Santiago, Álvarez Gómez, José Antonio, Rodríguez Peces, Martín Jesús, Pérez López, Raúl, Rodríguez Pascua, Miguel Angel, Masana Closa, Eulàlia, Perea, Héctor, Martín González, Fidel, Giner Robles, Jorge Luis, Cabral, Joao
Format: article
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/43087
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43087
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:551.24(46)
551.79(46)
Active fault
Quaternary
Iberia
Spain
Portugal
Seismic hazard.
Falla activa
Cuaternario
España
Peligrosidad sísmica.
Geodinámica
Geología estratigráfica
Sismología (Geología)
2507 Geofísica
2506.19 Estratigrafía
2507.05 Sismología y Prospección Sísmica
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Summary:The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI) is an initiative lead by the Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (IGME) for building a public repository of scientific data regarding faults having documented activity during the last 2.59 Ma (Quaternary). QAFI also addresses a need to transfer geologic knowledge to practitioners of seismic hazard and risk in Iberia by identifying and characterizing seismogenic fault-sources. QAFI is populated by the information freely provided by more than 40 Earth science researchers, storing to date a total of 262 records. In this article we describe the development and evolution of the database, as well as its internal architecture. Additionally, a first global analysis of the data is provided with a special focus on length and slip-rate fault parameters. Finally, the database completeness and the internal consistency of the data are discussed. Even though QAFI v.2.0 is the most current resource for calculating fault-related seismic hazard in Iberia, the database is still incomplete and requires further review.

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