The Ionian Abyssal Plain (central Mediterranean Sea): Morphology, subbottom structures and geodynamic history – an inventory

Hieke, W.; Hirschleber, H. B.; Dehghani, G. A.

doi:10.1007/s11001-004-2173-z

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“…While south of the IAP and at the front of the Mediterranean Ridge, the observed thickness of Messinian Mobile and Upper Units reaches only 0.6 km (see Fig. 7B and the seismic lines published in Hieke et al, 2005). This leads us to consider a range of plausible values for h, from 0.6 km (hypothesis A) to1.2 km (hypothesis B) (Fig.…”

Section: Building Of the Post-messinian Wedge After The Messinian Eventmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…5b and c) and by sub-parallel, high-frequency and low-amplitude reflectors ( Fig. 5a and d) (Hieke et al, 2005;Minelli and Faccenna, 2010). This unit corresponds to the unconsolidated Plio-Quaternary sediments (Hsü et al, 1978).…”

Section: A Cross Section Through the Calabrian Accretionary Wedge Andmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…(1) The deep Ionian Abyssal Plain (IAP) is a deep triangular basin (Hieke et al, 2005), roughly defined by the 4000 m depth isobath (Fig. 3).…”

Section: Seafloor Morphology Of the Calabrian Accretionary Wedgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our interpretation of the stratigraphy is based on published reflection and refraction seismic studies (Finetti and Morelli, 1972;Finetti, 1982;Makris et al, 1986;de Voogd et al, 1992;Truffert, 1992;Sioni, 1996;Le Meur, 1997;Chamot-Rooke et al, 2005;Hieke et al, 2005;Minelli and Faccenna, 2010;Lofi et al, 2011;Polonia et al, 2011) (Fig. 5).…”

Section: A Cross Section Through the Calabrian Accretionary Wedge Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Two-stage growth of the Calabrian accretionary wedge in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean): Constraints from depth‐migrated multichannel seismic data

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Section: Building Of the Post-messinian Wedge After The Messinian Eventmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: A Cross Section Through the Calabrian Accretionary Wedge Andmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…(1) The deep Ionian Abyssal Plain (IAP) is a deep triangular basin (Hieke et al, 2005), roughly defined by the 4000 m depth isobath (Fig. 3).…”

Section: Seafloor Morphology Of the Calabrian Accretionary Wedgementioning

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“…At the transtensional tectonic belt that during the Pliocene accommodated the decoupling between Adria and Africa, the Sicily Channel-Medina-Victor Hensen fault system (Finetti and Del Ben, 1986;Hieke et al, 2003Hieke et al, , 2006 shown in Fig. 2A, very low tectonic activity is recognized in recent times.…”

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Plate kinematics and geodynamics in the Central Mediterranean

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Tectonic expression of an active slab tear from high‐resolution seismic and bathymetric data offshore Sicily (Ionian Sea)

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International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved orogenic arc requires the presence of at least one lithospheric scale tear fault. While the Calabrian subduction beneath southern Italy is considered to be the type example of this geodynamic setting, the geometry, kinematics and surface expression of the associated lateral, slab tear fault offshore eastern Sicily remain controversial. Results from a new marine geophysical survey conducted in the Ionian Sea, using high-resolution bathymetry and seismic profiling reveal active faulting at the seafloor within a 140 km long, two-branched fault system near Alfeo Seamount. The previously unidentified 60 km long NW trending North Alfeo Fault system shows primarily strike-slip kinematics as indicated by the morphology and steep-dipping transpressional and transtensional faults. Available earthquake focal mechanisms indicate dextral strike-slip motion along this fault segment. The 80 km long SSE trending South Alfeo fault system is expressed by one or two steeply dipping normal faults, bounding the western side of a 500+ m thick, 5 km wide, elongate, syntectonic Plio-Quaternary sedimentary basin. Both branches of the fault system are mechanically capable of generating magnitude 6–7 earthquakes like those that struck eastern Sicily in 1169, 1542, and 1693

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The Ionian Abyssal Plain (central Mediterranean Sea): Morphology, subbottom structures and geodynamic history – an inventory

Cited by 36 publications

References 35 publications

Two-stage growth of the Calabrian accretionary wedge in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean): Constraints from depth‐migrated multichannel seismic data

Two-stage growth of the Calabrian accretionary wedge in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean): Constraints from depth‐migrated multichannel seismic data

Plate kinematics and geodynamics in the Central Mediterranean

Tectonic expression of an active slab tear from high‐resolution seismic and bathymetric data offshore Sicily (Ionian Sea)

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