Jose Martinez-Diaz

Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz

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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 September 2012 in Journal of Iberian Geology
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JULIAN GARCIA-MAYORDOMOJULIAN GARCIA-MAYORDOMO
JULIAN GARCIA-MAYORDOMO
JIJ.M. Insua-Arévalo
J.M. Insua-Arévalo
JMJose Martinez-Diaz
Jose Martinez-Diaz
AJAlberto Jiménez-Díaz
Alberto Jiménez-Díaz
RMR. Martín-Banda
R. Martín-Banda
QCQafi Compilers
Qafi Compilers
The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI) is an initiative lead by the Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (IGME) for building a public repository of scientific data regarding faults having documented activity during the last 2.59 Ma (Quaternary). QAFI also addresses a need to transfer geologic knowledge to practitioners of seismic hazard and risk in Iberia by identifying and characterizing seismogenic fault-sources. QAFI is populated by the information freely provided by more than 40 Earth science researchers, storing to date a total of 262 records. In this article we describe the development and evolution of the database, as well as its internal architecture. Additionally, a first global analysis of the data is provided with a special focus on length and slip-rate fault parameters. Finally, the database completeness and the internal consistency of the data are discussed. Even though QAFI v.2.0 is the most current resource for calculating fault-related seismic hazard in Iberia, the database is still incomplete and requires further review. La Base de Datos de Fallas Activas de Iberia (QAFI) es una iniciativa promovida por el Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME) para construir un repositorio público de información científica sobre fallas con actividad en los últimos 2,59 Ma (Cuaternario). Además, la QAFI persigue establecer una base sobre la que facilitar la transferencia de conocimiento geológico al ámbito tecnológico de la gestión del riesgo sísmico en Iberia, en particular en la identificación y caracterización de fuentes sismogénicas tipo falla. La QAFI se ha construido a partir de la información proporcionada de modo altruista por más de 40 investigadores en ciencias de la Tierra conteniendo actualmente un total de de 262 registros. En este artículo se describe la concepción y evolución de la base de datos, y su arquitectura interna. Además, se ofrece un primer análisis global de los datos que contiene, con especial interés en parámetros tan importantes como la longitud y tasa de deslizamiento de las fallas. Finalmente se discuten dos temas cruciales en cualquier base de datos: su completitud y la homogeneidad de los datos. Se concluye que QAFI v.2.0, pese a ser la fuente más actualizada de información disponible en Iberia sobre peligrosidad sísmica de fallas concretas, dista aun de ser completa, por lo que nuevas revisiones y versiones deberán seguir llevándose a cabo en el futuro.


1 June 2012 in Tectonophysics
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JMJose Martinez-Diaz
Jose Martinez-Diaz
MBMarta Bejar-Pizarro
Marta Bejar-Pizarro
JÁJosé A. Álvarez-Gómez
José A. Álvarez-Gómez
FMFlor de Lis Mancilla
Flor de Lis Mancilla
DSDaniel Stich
Daniel Stich
JMJose Morales
Jose Morales

7 September 2012 in Journal of Iberian Geology
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JMJose Martinez-Diaz
Jose Martinez-Diaz
EME. Masana
E. Masana
MOMaria Ortuño
Maria Ortuño
Active tectonics of the Alhama de Murcia fault, Betic Cordillera, Spain

20 July 2012 in Geological Society of America Bulletin
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MOMaria Ortuño
Maria Ortuño
EME. Masana
E. Masana
EGEduardo Garcia-Melendez
Eduardo Garcia-Melendez
JMJose Martinez-Diaz
Jose Martinez-Diaz
PSP. Stepancikova
P. Stepancikova
AMA. S. Murray
A. S. Murray

1 January 2004 in Geology
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JMJose Martinez-Diaz
Jose Martinez-Diaz
JÁJosé A. Álvarez-Gómez
José A. Álvarez-Gómez
BBBelen Benito
Belen Benito
DHDouglas Hernández
Douglas Hernández
We investigate the existence of a mechanism of static stress triggering driven by the\ud interaction of normal faults in the Middle American subduction zone and strike-slip faults\ud in the El Salvador volcanic arc. The local geology points to a large strike-slip fault zone,\ud the El Salvador fault zone, as the source of several destructive earthquakes in El Salvador\ud along the volcanic arc. We modeled the Coulomb failure stress (CFS) change produced\ud by the June 1982 and January 2001 subduction events on planes parallel to the El Salvador\ud fault zone. The results have broad implications for future risk management in the region,\ud as they suggest a causative relationship between the position of the normal-slip events in\ud the subduction zone and the strike-slip events in the volcanic arc. After the February 2001\ud event, an important area of the El Salvador fault zone was loaded with a positive change\ud in Coulomb failure stress (.0.15 MPa). This scenario must be considered in the seismic\ud hazard assessment studies that will be carried out in this area