RESEARCH GROUP ON TECTONICS, VOLCANISM
AND ASSOCIATED NATURAL RISK
Rey Juan Carlos University

NEOTECTONICS, ACTIVE TECTONICS, EARTHQUAKE GEOLOGY AND SEISMICITY
Earthquakes are devastating for human activity and the way to mitigate future losses is to understand the earthquakes that hit a region in the past and the geological structures that generate them. The information gained from these structures and past earthquakes is essential especially in intraplate regions usually considered stable with low recurrence. We focus our current research in intraplate regions of the Iberian Peninsula, characterizing the seismicity and the active geological structures with multidisciplinary techniques such as seismotectonics, paleoseismicity, historical seismology and archaeoseismology. Our current research is focused on the North Iberian Peninsula and to carry out this study we are characterizing the anomalous seismicity through statistical analysis and finally identifying and characterizing the active faults of the region through neotectonic and paleoseismic techniques, we are also conducting historical studies of historical and archaeological earthquakes to complete and improve the seismic catalogue of the area.




RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Martín-González, F., Crespo-Martín, C., Cesca, S., González-Muñoz, S. (2023) Understanding seismicity and seismotectonics in a stable continental region (NW Iberian Peninsula): Implications for the nature of intraplate seismicity. Global and Planetary Change. 227: 104177.
Crespo-Martín, C., Martín-González, F., Hainzl, S., Rincón, M. (2022) Testing potential trigger mechanisms for seismicity in Sarria-Triacastela-Becerreá (Lugo seismic sequences) NW Iberian Peninsula, Spain. Journal of Seismology. 26: 1185–1203.
Crespo-Martín, C., Martín-González, F., Yazdi, P., Hainzl, S., Rincón, M. (2021) Time dependent and spatiotemporal statistical analysis of intraplate anomalous seismicity: Sarria- Triacastela-Becerreá (NW Iberian Peninsula, Spain). Geophysical Journal International, 225(1): 477-493.
Martin-González, F. (2018) Earthquake damage orientation to infer seismic parameters in archaeological sites and historical earthquakes. Tectonophysics. 724-725: 137-145. doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2018.01.013
Crespo-Martín, Martín-González, F., Lozano, G. (2018) Review and extension of the seismic catalogue in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula before 1755 and their implications for the intraplate activity. Estudios Geológicos. 74(2) e085: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.43083.477
Martín-González, F., Antón, L., Insua, J.M., De Vicente, G., Martínez-Díaz, J.J., Muñoz-Martín, A., Heredia, N. y Olaiz A. Seismicity and potencially active faults in the Northwest and Central-West Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Iberian Geology. 38 (1): 31-51. doi : 10.5209/rev_JIGE.2012.v38.n1.39205)
PROJECTS
New multidisciplinary approach to the characterization of active faults, and their interaction and control of geothermal processes and intra-plate seismicity in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula (FACTER)
Founded: Spanish Government (Ministry of Science and Innovation) (Ref. PID2022-139527OB-I00)
PI: Fidel Martín González
Characterization and modeling of large fault systems in the NW Iberian Massif: Faults through long periods of time and recent activity (FALPINO)
Founded: Spanish Government (CGL2015-70970-P)
PI: Fidel Martín González
Project title: Recognition and urgent study of geological and archaeological effects of the 2011 Lorca earthquake (RESCÁTELO)
Founded: Spanish Government (Ministry of Science and Innovation) (Ref. CGL2011-14925-E)
PI: Fidel Martín González