THE DECEMBER 14, 1994 GRAND-BORNAND (FREN CH-ALPS) EARTHQUAKE - A RIGHT-LATERAL STRIKE-SLIP IN THE SUB-ALPINE BASEMENT

Authors
FRECHET J THOUVENOT F JENATTON L HOANGTRONG P FROGNEUX M
Citation
J. Frechet et al., THE DECEMBER 14, 1994 GRAND-BORNAND (FREN CH-ALPS) EARTHQUAKE - A RIGHT-LATERAL STRIKE-SLIP IN THE SUB-ALPINE BASEMENT, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 323(6), 1996, pp. 517-524
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
323
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
517 - 524
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1996)323:6<517:TD11G(>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
This earthquake is the most significant event in South-East France for the last 30 years. The aftershock activity, recorded by a mobile netw ork far 10 days after the main shock, was abnormally low. The fault pl ane is near vertical and strikes N40 degrees, with right-lateral strik e-slip and small thrust component. This fault could be one of the Late -Variscan faults that slice the subalpine basement from the Cevennes ( south-eastern Massif Central) to the Pre-Alps.