Corinth Rift
E397467
The Corinth Rift is an active continental rift zone in central Greece, known for its rapid extension, frequent earthquakes, and role in shaping the Gulf of Corinth region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinth Rift canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active tectonic zone
ⓘ
continental rift ⓘ geological structure ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| controls |
morphology of the Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
sedimentation in the Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | brittle crustal deformation ⓘ |
| extendsBeneath | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
continental rifting
ⓘ
crustal extension ⓘ |
| hasFaultType |
north-dipping normal faults
ⓘ
south-dipping normal faults ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
earthquake clustering
ⓘ
fault segmentation ⓘ subsidence of the rift basin ⓘ uplift of rift shoulders ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ground shaking
ⓘ
seismic hazard ⓘ surface faulting ⓘ |
| influences |
coastal morphology of the Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
landscape evolution of central Greece ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | active continental rift in the Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| isKeySiteFor |
studies of continental breakup processes
ⓘ
studies of earthquake mechanics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense geodetic monitoring
ⓘ
high strain rates ⓘ rapid extension rates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean region
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GPS networks
ⓘ
seismological networks ⓘ |
| movementType | normal faulting ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenic subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic plate boundary zone
|
| region |
Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Corinth region
|
| relatedTo |
Hellenic subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic subduction zone
subduction of the African Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| seismicity | frequent earthquakes ⓘ |
| shapes | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
geodesy
ⓘ
neotectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc extension
ⓘ
extensional ⓘ |
| youngerThan | Alpine orogeny structures in Greece ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.