Characterization and monitoring of the Dubrovnik fault system

Croatian Science Foundation Research Project IP-2020-02-3960

News

Meeting with the Dubrovnik-Neretva County representatives

Representatives of the DuFAULT project and the project partner Dubrovnik-Neretva County held a meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2024.

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Article on the Berkovići (BIH) earthquake sequence has been published in the journal Tectonophysics

Within the DuFAULT project an article has been published in the journal Tectonophysics (Q1) on the Berkovići (BIH) earthquake sequence of 2022.

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Reference seismic crustal model of the Dinarides and Panonian Basin has been published

Within the DuFAULT project, an article has been published in the journal Solid Earth (Q2) on the reference seismic crustal model of the Dinarides and the Pannonian Basin.

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Project DuFAULT

Project title
Characterization and monitoring of the Dubrovnik fault system – DuFAULT
Croatian Science Foundation Research Project IP-2020-02-3960

 

Head of the project
Assoc. Prof. Josip Stipčević
jstipcevic[at]gfz.hr
Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute
Department of Geophysics

Faculty of Science
University of Zagreb

 

Project duration
15 February 2021 – 15 February 2025

 

Project summary

The main aim of this project is to explore the Dubrovnik fault system, one of the most seismically active regions in Croatia and one of the most active areas in Europe. Setting up a dense temporary network of seismographs along with a detailed analysis of recent seismic activity and important historical earthquakes, will improve the earthquake location accuracy and help us better understand the seismicity of the area. Analyses of previous geophysical and geological investigations as well as the application of new seismological and geological methods will enable the exploration of fault systems and the creation of high-resolution lithosphere models and earthquake simulation, which will indicate expected ground motion for future earthquakes and help us understand the seismic waves propagation through this area.

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