The project ENV4-CT97-0578 (DG12-ESCY) is funded by the European Commission, Directorate General XII for Science, Research and Development, Environment and Climate Programme, (Climate and Natural Hazards Unit, A.Ghazi, Division Head, M.Yeroyanni, Scientific Officer)

to

evaluate the potential for large earthquakes in regions of present day low seismic activity in Europe

Commission DG XII Environment and Climate homepage

Final objectives of the project:

1. to identify paleoearthquakes along selected active faults in the studied regions
2. to estimate the magnitude and recurrence time of these events
3. to establish a formulation of the results directly usable for seismic hazard analysis