Active fault databases: building a bridge between earthquake geologists and seismic hazard  practitioners, the case of the QAFI v.3 database

García-Mayordomo, Julián; Martín-Banda, Raquel; Insua-Arévalo, Juan M.; Álvarez-Gómez, José A.; Martínez-Díaz, José J.; Cabral, João

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1447-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1447-2017

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Linking faults to seismic hazard assessment in Europe

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1447-2017

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Articles | Volume 17, issue 8

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30 Aug 2017

Review article |

| 30 Aug 2017

Active fault databases: building a bridge between earthquake geologists and seismic hazard practitioners, the case of the QAFI v.3 database

Julián García-Mayordomo, Raquel Martín-Banda, Juan M. Insua-Arévalo, José A. Álvarez-Gómez, José J. Martínez-Díaz, and João Cabral

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RC1: 'General comments, Presentation quality and technical corrections', Edward Marc Cushing, 10 May 2017
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RC2: 'Review comments', Nicola Litchfield, 16 May 2017
- SC1: 'Reply to revision', JULIAN GARCIA-MAYORDOMO, 29 May 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (23 Jun 2017) by Bruno Pace

AR by Julian Garcia-Mayordomo on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Jul 2017) by Bruno Pace

AR by Julian Garcia-Mayordomo on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2017)

Short summary

Earthquakes are produced by sudden movements of rock masses along surfaces called faults. Major earthquakes are produced by major faults. It is important to know where these faults are located in a territory. Major faults can be seen in the landscape as they control the morphology of the terrain. In the field geologists determine their last movement and the rate they move at over time. This information is stored in active fault databases and later used for earthquake prevention.