The database of Earthquake Mechanisms of the Mediterranean Area (EMMA): a call for contributions

Abstract

We present to CSEM/EMSC community a database on MS-ACCESS platform of revised fault plane solutions, taken from the literature, including earthquakes which occurred in the Mediterranean and in surrounding regions. A PC installable CD-ROM is freely available, for scientific purposes, to all investigators upon e-mail request to the writers’ addresses: vannucci@bo.ingv.it, paolo.gasperini@unibo.it. We also want to take advantage of this occasion to make a request to the authors of papers not already included, to cooperate to next releases of the database by signaling us missing and/or new data and possibly sending the numerical parameters by e-mail or other computer media. Any correction, recommendation or suggestion is also heartily welcome. A new release of the database is planned for mid summer 2004, the approximate deadline for contributors is at end of May 2004.