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Anastasia Kiratzi

Professor of Seismology

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICS

541124 THESSALONIKI, GREECE

 

e-mail: kiratzi@geo.auth.gr

 

ORCID-ID: 0000-0002-9277-8893

RESEARCHER-ID M-7429-2013

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Link to my full CV:

http://geophysics.geo.auth.gr/~sissy/CVKiratzi_en.pdf - In English

 http://geophysics.geo.auth.gr/~sissy/CVKiratzi_gr.pdf - In Greek

 

PhD THESIS - Kiratzi, A. (1984). Magnitude scales for earthquakes in Greece. PhD thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp 350.

        Papers published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals

 

95     Svigkas, N., Atzori, S., Kiratzi, A., Tolomei, C., and S. Salvi (2018). Isolating swarm sources using InSAR: the case of the February 2017 seismic swarm in Western Anatolia (Turkey), under review.

94     Svigkas, N., Loupasakis, K., Tsangaratos, P., Papoutsis, I., Kiratzi, A. and Ch. Kontoes (2018). Surface deformation study of Anthemountas Graben (northern Greece) using advanced SAR time-series techniques, submitted. 

93     Svigkas, N., Atzori, S., Antonioli, A., Kiratzi, A., Papoutsis, I., Tolomei, C., Salvi, S., and Ch. Kontoes (2018). A New Fault Configuration of the Cephalonia-Lefkada Transform Fault Based on an InSAR Multi-Sensor Dataset of the Lefkada 2015 Sequence, submitted.

92    Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, C. and F. Vallianatos (2018). Seismic deformation derived from moment tensor summation: application along the Hellenic Trench, (Book Chapter 10) Springer International Publishing AG, S. D’Amico (ed.), Moment Tensor Solutions: A Useful Tool for Seismotectonics, 233-251, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77359-9_10

91    Kiratzi, A. (2018). The 12 June 2017 Mw 6.3 Lesvos Island (Aegean Sea) earthquake: Slip model and directivity estimated with finite-fault inversion, Tectonophysics,  724-725, 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TECTO.2018.01.003

90     Savvaidis, A., Makra, K., Klimis, N., Zargli, E., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodulidis (2018). Comparison of Vs30 using measured, assigned and proxy values in three cities of northern Greece, Engineering Geology, 239, 63-78. 

89     Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Loupasakis, K., Tsangaratos, P., Kiratzi, A. and Ch. Kontoes (2017). InSAR time-series monitoring of ground displacement trends in an industrial area (Oreokastro - Thessaloniki, Greece): detection of natural surface rebound and new tectonic insights, Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(5):195, DOI 10.1007/s12665-017-6517-9. 

88     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Margaris, B. and A. Chatzipetros (2017). Simulation of strong ground motion on near-fault rock outcrop for engineering purposes: the case of the city of Xanthi (northern Greece), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 15(1), 25-49, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-016-9949-9.

87     Kiratzi, A., Tsakiroudi, E., Benetatos, C. and G. Karakaisis (2016). The May 24, 2014 (Mw6.8) earthquake in North Aegean Trough: spatiotemporal evolution, source and slip model from teleseismic data, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 95, 85-100, DOI: 0.1016/j.pce.2016.08.003

86     Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Loupasakis, K., Tsangaratos, P., Kiratzi, A. and Ch. Kontoes (2016). Land subsidence rebound detected via multi-temporal InSAR and ground truth data in Kalochori and Sindos regions, Northern Greece, Engineering Geology, 209, 175-186.

85     Křížová, D., Zahradník, J. and A. Kiratzi (2016). Possible indicator of a strong isotropic earthquake component – example of two shallow earthquakes in Greece. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106(6), 2784-2795. doi: 10.1785/0120160086

84     Sokos, E., J. Zahradník, F. Gallovič, A. Serpetsidaki, V. Plicka, and A. Kiratzi (2016), Asperity break after 12 years: The Mw6.4 2015 Lefkada (Greece) earthquake. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, doi: 10.1002/2016GL069427.

83     Sokos, E., Kiratzi, A., Gallovič, F., Zahradník, J., Serpetsidaki, A., Plicka, V., Kostelecký, J., Janský, J. and G-A. Tselentis (2015). Rupture process of the 2014 Cephalonia earthquake doublet (Mw6) as inferred from regional and local seismic data, Tectonophysics, 656, 131-141.

82     Kiratzi, A. (2014). Mechanisms of Earthquakes in Aegean, in: Beer, M., Kougioumtzoglou, I.A., Patelli, E., Siu-Kui Au, I. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1–22. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_299-1

81     Kiratzi A., Roumelioti, Z., Chatzipetros A., and G. Papathanasiou (2014). Simulation of off-fault surface effects from historical earthquakes: the case of the city of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece): In the book “Engineering Geology for Society and Territory”, Vol. 5 “Urban Geology, Sustainable Planning and Landscape Exploitation”, Giorgio Lollino (Ed.,) 8643pp/ 8 volume-set ISBN 978-3-319-10303-7.

80     Kiratzi, A., and N. Svigkas (2013). A study of the 8 January 2013 Mw5.8 earthquake sequence (Lemnos Island, East Aegean Sea), Tectonophysics, 608, 452-460, DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.09.002

79     Křížová, D., Zahradník, J. and A. Kiratzi (2013). Resolvability of isotropic component in regional seismic moment tensor inversion, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103, Issue 4, 2460-2473, doi:10.1785/0120120097.

78     Kiratzi, A. A., (2013). The January 2012 earthquake sequence in the Cretan Basin, south of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc: focal mechanisms, rupture directivity and slip models, Tectonophysics, 586, 160-172. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.019.

77     Kiratzi, A. and E. Dimakis (2013). Focal mechanisms and slip models of moderate size earthquakes in Albania and adjacent countries, Italian Journal of Geosciences, 132 (2), DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2011.33), 186-193.

76     Chatzipetros, A., Kiratzi, A., Sboras, S. and S. Pavlides (2013). Active faulting in the north-eastern Aegean Sea Islands, Tectonophysics, 597 (SI), 106-122., DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.026.

75     Sokos, E., Zahradník, J., Kiratzi, A., Jansky, J., Gallovic, F., O. Novotny, J. Kostelecky, A. Serpetsidaki and G-A. Tselentis (2012). The January 2010 Efpalio earthquake sequence in the western Corinth Gulf (Greece), Tectonophysics, 530-531, 299–309.

74     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and C. Benetatos (2011). Time Domain Moment Tensors of Earthquakes in the broader Aegean Sea for the years 2006-2007: the database of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Journal of Geodynamics, 51 (2-3), 179-189. DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.011

73     Kiratzi, A. (2011). The 6 September 2009 Mw5.4 earthquake sequence in eastern Albania – FYROM borders: focal mechanisms slip model, Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 20 (4), 475-488, DOI: 10.3906/yer-1001-7.

72     Kiratzi, A. (2010). The 24 May 2009 Mw5.2 earthquake sequence near Lake Doirani (FYROM - Greek borders): focal mechanisms and slip model using empirical Source Time Function’s inversion, Tectonophysics, 490, 115-122.

71     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and C. Benetatos (2010). The instability of the Mw and ML Comparison for Earthquakes in Greece for the Period 1969 to 2007, Journal of Seismology, 14, 309-337, DOI: 10.1007/s10950-009-9167-x.

70     Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and A. Kiratzi (2009). The 14 February 2008 earthquake (M6.7) sequence offshore south Peloponnese (Greece): source models of the three strongest events, Tectonophysics, 471(3-4), 272-284.

69     Kiratzi, A., Sokos, E., Ganas, A., Tselentis, A., Benetatos, C., Roumelioti, Z., Serpetsidaki, A., Andriopoulos, G., Galanis, O., and Petrou, P. (2008). The April 2007 earthquake swarm near Lake Trichonis and implications for active tectonics in western Greece, Tectonophysics, 452, 51-65.

68     Ganas, Á., Bosy, J., Petro, L., Drakatos, G., Kontny, B., Stercz, M., Melis, N., Cacon, S. and A. Kiratzi (2007). Monitoring active structures in Eastern Corinth Gulf (Greece): The Kaparelli fault, Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, Vol. 4, No 1(145), 67-75.

67     Benetatos, C., Dreger, D. and A. Kiratzi (2007). Complex and segmented rupture associated with the 14 August 2003 (Mw 6.2) Lefkada (Ionian Islands) earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 97, No. 1B, 35–51, doi: 10.1785/ 0120060123.

66     Theodulidis, N., Roumelioti, Z., Panou, A., Savvaidis, A., Kiratzi, A., Grigoriadis, V., Dimitriou, P. and T. Chatzigogos (2006). Retrospective Prediction of Macroseismic Intensities Using Strong Ground Motion Simulation: The Case of the 1978 Thessaloniki (Greece) Earthquake (M6.5), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 4 (2), 101-130.

65     Karabulut, H., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Kömec Mutlu, A., Özalaybey, S., Aktar, M. and A. Kiratzi (2006). A source study of the 6 July 2003 (Mw 5.7) earthquake sequence in the Gulf of Saros (Northern Aegean Sea): Seismological evidence for the western continuation of the Ganos fault, Tectonophysics, 412, 195 – 216.

64     Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Ganas, A., Ziazia, M., Plessa, A. and G. Drakatos (2006). Strike –slip motions in the Gulf of Siğacik (western Anatolia): properties of the 17 October 2005 earthquake seismic sequence, Tectonophysics, 426, 263-279.

63     Benetatos, Ch. and A. Kiratzi (2006). Finite – fault slip models for the 15 April 1979 (Mw 7.1) Montenegro earthquake and its strongest aftershock of 24 May 1979 (Mw 6.2), Tectonophysics, 421, 129 - 143.

62     Arrigo, G., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Bottari, A., Neri, G., Termini, D., Gorini, A. and S. Marcucci (2006). Source modeling of the 1998 Lauria earthquake (Mw 5.6) in southern Italy by simulation of the ground acceleration time history, Natural Hazards, 37, 245 – 262.

61     Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., Stavrakakis, G., Drakatos, G. and I. Latoussakis (2005). The 14 August 2003 Lefkada Island (Greece) earthquake: focal mechanisms of the mainshock and of the aftershock sequence, Journal of Seismology, 9, 171 - 190.

60     Bourova, E., Kassaras, I., Pedersen, H., Yanovskaya, T., Hatzfeld, D. and A. Kiratzi (2005). Constraints on absolute S velocities beneath the Aegean Sea from surface wave analysis, Geophysical Journal International, 160, 1006 – 1019.

59     Roumelioti, Z., Ch. Benetatos, A. Kiratzi, G. Stavrakakis and N. Melis (2004). A study of the 2 December 2002 (M5.5) Vartholomio earthquake sequence in western Peloponnese (Greece), Tectonophysics, 387, 65 - 79.

58     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodoulidis (2004). Stochastic Strong Ground Motion Simulation of the 7 September 1999 Athens (Greece) Earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 94(3), 1036 – 1052.

57     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and D. Dreger (2004). The source process of the July 26, 2001 Skyros Island (Greece) earthquake, Geophysical Journal International, 156 (3), 541-548.

56     Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos, C. and G. Karakaisis (2004). Focal mechanisms of shallow and intermediate depth earthquakes along the Hellenic Trench, Journal of Geodynamics, 37, 253-296.

55     Benetatos, Ch. and A. Kiratzi (2004). Stochastic strong ground motion simulation of intermediate depth earthquakes: The cases of the 30 May 1990 Vrancea (Romania) and of the 22 January 2002 Karpathos island (Greece) events, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24, 1-9.

54     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and N. Melis (2003). Relocation of the July 26, 2001 Skyros Island (Greece) Earthquake Sequence Using the Double-Difference Technique, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior, 138, 231-239.

53     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Theodoulidis, N., Kalogeras, I. and G. Stavrakakis (2003). Source directivity during the September 7, 1999 (Mw 5.9) Athens (Greece) earthquake obtained from strong-motion records, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 160 (12), 2301 - 2318.

52     Roumelioti, Z., Dreger, D., Kiratzi, A., and Theodoulidis, N. (2003). Slip distribution of the September 7, 1999 Athens earthquake inferred from an empirical Green’s function study, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 93(2), 775 - 782.

51     Polatidis, A., Kiratzi, A., Hatzidimitriou, P. and B. Margaris (2003). Attenuation of shear-waves in the back-arc region of the Hellenic arc for frequencies from 0.6 to 16 Hz, Tectonophysics, 367, 29-40.

50     Kiratzi, A. and E. Louvari (2003). Focal mechanisms of shallow earthquakes in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands determined by waveform modeling: a new database, Journal of Geodynamics, 36, 251 - 274.

49     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Theodoulidis, N. and C. Papaioannou (2002). S-wave spectral analysis to retrieve the source parameters of the 1995 Kozani-Grevena (NW Greece) aftershock sequence, Journal of Seismology, 6, 219-236.

48     Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2002). Stochastic Simulation of Strong-Motion Records from the 15 April 1979 (M 7.1) Montenegro (Yugoslavia) Earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 92, 1095-1101.

47     Papazachos, B., Karakostas, V., Kiratzi, A., Margaris, V., Papazachos, C. and E. Scordilis (2002). The advantage of determination of earthquake magnitudes in Greece in the local scale, Reply to the comment of N. Ambraseys, Journal of Seismology, 6, 589-591.

46     Papazachos, B., Karakostas, V., Kiratzi, A., Margaris, V., Papazachos, C. and E. Scordilis (2002). Uncertainties in the estimation of earthquake magnitudes in Greece, Journal of Seismology, 6, 557 – 570.

45     Kiratzi, A. (2002). Stress tensor inversions along the westernmost North Anatolian Fault Zone and its continuation into the North Aegean Sea, Geophysical Journal International, 151, 360-376.

44     Karagianni, E., Panagiotopoulos, D., Panza, G., Suhadolc, P., Papazachos, C., Kiratzi, A., Hatzfeld, D., Makropoulos, K., Priestley, K. and A. Vuan (2002). Rayleigh wave group velocity tomography in the Aegean area, Tectonophysics, 358, 187 - 209.

43     Galanis, O., Tsapanos, Th., Papadopoulos, G. and A. Kiratzi (2002). Bayesian extreme values distribution for seismicity parameters assessment in South America, Journal of the Balkan Geophysical Society, 5(3), 77-86.

42     Benetatos, C., Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and Melis, N. (2002). Source Parameters of the M6.5 Skyros island (North Aegean Sea) Earthquake of July 26, 2001, Annals of Geophysics (former Annali di Geofisica), 45(3), 513 – 526.

41     Louvari, E., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos, B. and P. Hatzidimitriou (2001). Fault plane solutions determined by waveform modeling confirm tectonic collision in eastern Adriatic, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 158(9-10), 1613-1638.

40     Louvari, E. and A. Kiratzi (2001). Source parameters of the September 7, 1999 Athens (Greece) earthquake from teleseismic data, J Journal of the Balkan Geophysical Society, 43(3), 51-60.

39     Kiratzi, A. and E. Louvari (2001). Source parameters of the Izmit-Bolu 1999 (Turkey) earthquake sequences from teleseismic data, Annali di Geofisica, 44, 33-47.

38     Hatzfeld, D., Karagianni, E., Kassaras, I., Kiratzi, A., Louvari, E., Lyon-Caen, H., Makropoulos, K., Papadimitriou, P., Bock, G., Priestley, K. (2001). Shear wave anisotropy in the upper mantle beneath the Aegean related to internal deformation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 (B12), 30737-30754.

37     Drakos, A., Stiros, S. and A. Kiratzi (2001). Fault parameters of the 1980 Volos (central Greece) earthquake (Mw=6.5) from inversion of repeated levelling data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 91, 1673-1684.

36     Tiberi, C., Lyon-Caen, H., Hatzfeld, D., Achauer, U., Karagianni, E., Kiratzi, A., Louvari, E., Panagiotopoulos, D., Kassaras, I., Kaviris, G., Makropoulos, K. and P. Papadimitriou (2000). Crustal and upper mantle structure beneath the Corinth rift (Greece) from a teleseismic tomography study, Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(B12), 28159-28171.

35     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Theodulidis, N. and C. Papaioannou (2000). A comparative study of a stochastic and a deterministic simulation of strong ground motion applied to the Kozani – Grevena (NW Greece) 1995 sequence, Annali di Geofisica, 43 (5), 951-966.

34     Louvari, E., Kiratzi, A. and B. C. Papazachos (1999). The Cephalonia Transform Fault and its continuation to western Lefkada Island, Tectonophysics, 308, 223-236.

33     Kiratzi, A. (1999). Stress tensor inversion in western Greece using earthquake data from the Kozani-Grevena 1995 seismic sequence, Annali di Geofisica, 42(4), 725-734.

32     Papazachos, B. C., Papadimitriou, E. E., Kiratzi, A. A., Papazachos, C. B. and E. K. Louvari (1998). Fault plane solutions in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding area and their tectonic implication, Bolletino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 39, 199-218.

31     Papazachos, B., Karakostas, B., Kiratzi, A., Papadimitriou, E. and C. B. Papazachos (1998). A model for the 1995 Kozani-Grevena seismic sequence, Journal of Geodynamics, 26(2-4), 217-231.

30     Papazachos, B. C., Kiratzi, A. A. and B. G. Karacostas (1997). Toward a homogeneous moment-magnitude determination for earthquakes in Greece and the surrounding area, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 87, 474-483.

29     Louvari, E. and A. Kiratzi (1997). Rake: A window’s program to plot earthquake focal mechanisms and stress orientation, Computers and Geosciences, 23, 851-857. DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00070-8. ftp://geophysics.geo.auth.gr/pub/users/sissy/RAKE

28     Papazachos, C. and A. Kiratzi (1996). A detailed study of the active crustal deformation in the Aegean and surrounding area, Tectonophysics, 253, 129-154.

27     Kiratzi, A. and C. Papazachos (1996). Moment tensor inversion to derive the active crustal deformation in Japan, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 86, 821-831.

26     Hatzfeld, D., Kementzetzidou, V., Karakostas, V., Ziazia, M., Nothard, S., Diagourtas, D., Deschamps, A., Karakaisis, G., Papadimitriou, P., Scordilis, M., Smith, R., Voulgaris, N., Kiratzi, A., Makropoulos, K., Bouin, M. and P. Bernard (1996). The Galaxidi earthquake of 18 November 1992: A possible asperity within the normal fault system of the Gulf of Corinth (Greece), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 86, 1987-1991.

25     Giunchi, C., Kiratzi, A., Sabadini, R. and H. Louvari (1996). A numerical model of the Hellenic subduction zone: active stress field and sea-level changes, Geophysical Research Letters, 23 (18), 2485-2489.

24     Kiratzi, A. and C. Papazachos (1995). Active crustal deformation from the Azores triple junction to Middle East, Tectonophysics, 243, 1-24.

23     Kiratzi, A. and C. Papazachos (1995). Active deformation of the shallow part of the subducting lithospheric slab in the southern Aegean, Journal of Geodynamics, 19, 65-78.

22     Kiratzi, A. (1994). Active deformation of the Italian peninsula and Sicily, Annali di Geofisica, XXXVII, 1, 27-45.

21     Kiratzi, A. (1993). Active deformation in the Vrancea region, Rumania, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 140, 391-402.

20     Kiratzi, A. (1993). A study on the active crustal deformation on the North and East Anatolian Fault Zones, Tectonophysics, 225, 191- 203.

19     Hatzidimitriou, P., Papazachos, C., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodulidis (1993). Estimation of attenuation structure and local magnitude based on acceleration records in Greece, Tectonophysics, 217, 243-253.

18     Papazachos, C., Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1992). Rates of active crustal deformation in the Aegean and the surrounding area, Journal of Geodynamics, 16, 147-179.

17     Papazachos, C. and A. Kiratzi (1992). A formulation for reliable estimation of active crustal deformation and its application to central Greece, Geophysical Journal International, 111, 424-432.

16     Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A. and E. Papadimitriou (1991). Regional focal mechanisms for earthquakes in the Aegean area, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 136, 405-420.

15     Kiratzi, A. and C. Langston (1991). Moment tensor inversion of the January 17, 1983 Kefallinia event of Ionian Islands (Greece), Geophysical Journal International, 105, 529-535.

14     Kiratzi, A., Wagner, G. and C. Langston (1991). Source parameters of some large earthquakes in Northern Aegean determined by body waveform inversion, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 135, 515- 527.

13     Kiratzi, A. (1991). Rates of crustal deformation in the North Aegean trough- North Anatolian fault deduced from seismicity, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 136, 421-432.

12     Kiratzi, A. and C. Langston (1989). Estimation of earthquake source parameters of the May 4, 1972 event of the Hellenic arc by the inversion of waveform data, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior, 57, 225-232.

11     Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Karakostas, B., Panagiotopoulos, D., Scordilis, E. and D. Mountrakis (1988). Surface fault traces, fault plane solution and spatial distribution of the aftershocks of the September 13, 1986 earthquake of Kalamata: (southern Greece), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 126(1), 55-68.

10     Papazachos, B., Papadimitriou, E., Kiratzi, A., Papaioannou, C. and G. Karakaisis (1987). Probabilities of occurrence of large earthquakes in the Aegean and surrounding area during the period 1986-2006, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 125(4), 597- 612.

9       Kiratzi, A., Papadimitriou, E. and B. Papazachos (1987). A microearthquake survey in the Steno dam site in northwestern Greece, Annales Geophysicae, 5, 161- 166.

8       Papadimitriou, E. and A. Kiratzi (1986). Interrelation of seismicity between Crete and Ionian islands (Greece), Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, vol. XII, No 4, 62- 66.

7       Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1986). Magnitude determination from ground amplitudes recorded by short-period seismographs in Greece, Annales Geophysicae, 4, 71- 78.

6       Rocca, A., Karakaisis, G., Karacostas, B., Kiratzi, A., Scordilis, E. and B. Papazachos (1985). Further evidence on the strike slip faulting of the Northern Aegean trough based on properties of the August-November 1983 sequence, Bolletino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 27(106), 101-109.

5       Kiratzi, A., Karakaisis, G., Papadimitriou, E. and B. Papazachos (1985). Seismic source parameter relations for earthquakes in Greece, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 123, 27- 41.

4       Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1985). Local Richter magnitude and total signal duration in Greece, Annales Geophysicae, 3, 531- 538.

3       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Voidomatis, P. and C. Papaioannou (1984). A study of the December 1981- January 1982 seismic activity in northern Aegean area, Bolletino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 101-102, 101-113.

2       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A. Hatzidimitriou, P. and A. Rocca (1984). Seismic faults in the Aegean area, Tectonophysics, 106, 71- 85.

1       Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1984). Magnitude scales for earthquakes in Greece, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 74, 969- 985.

        Papers published in national peer-reviewed scientific journals

 

23     Kiratzi, A. (2016). The 16 April 2015 Mw6.1 earthquake sequence near Kasos island at the eastern Hellenic subduction zone, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, vol. L, May 2016.

22     Kiratzi, A. (2013). The 1912 Ganos earthquake: source constraints using ground motion simulations, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, vol. XLVII 2013 (3), 1128-1137.

21     Kiratzi, A., Aktar, M. and N. Svigkas (2013). The 10 June 2012 Mw6.0 earthquake sequence in the easternmost end of the Hellenic Arc, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, vol. XLVII (3), 1138-1147.

20     Kiratzi A., Klimis N., Theodoulidis N., Margaris V., Makra K., Christaras V., Chatzipetros A., Papathanassiou G., Savvaidis A., Pavlides S., Roumelioti Z., Sapountzi L., Diamantis, I., Lazaridis Th., Petala, E. and K. Mimidis (2013). Characterization of site conditions in Greece for realistic seismic ground motion simulations: pilot application in urban areas, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, vol. XLVII (3), 1148-1157.

19     Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2010). Incorporating Different Source Rupture Characteristics into Simulations of Strong Ground Motion from the 1867, M7.0 Earthquake on the Island of Lesvos (NE Aegean Sea, Greece). “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, vol. XLIII (4), 2135-2143.

18     Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2010). Moderate magnitude earthquake sequences in central Greece (for the year 2008). “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, vol. XLIII (4), 2144-2153.

17     Benetatos C. and A. Kiratzi (2008). The 8 January 2006, M 6.7 intermediate depth Kythera earthquake: Focal mechanism of the mainshock and slip distribution model using teleseismic waveforms, “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXXI/I, 67-75 (in Greek with English Abstract).

16     Stampolidis A., Tsokas G., Kiratzi A. and S. Pavlides (2007). Major tectonic structures in north eastern Greece deduced from geophysical and seismological data, “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXX, 1279-1291.

15     Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, C. and Z. Roumelioti (2007). Distributed earthquake focal mechanisms in the Aegean Sea, “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXX, 1125-1137.

14     Ganas, A., Drakatos, G., Bosy, J., Petro, L., Kontny, B., Stercz, M., Melis, N., Cacon, S., Papanikolaou, M., Pirentis, A., and A. Kiratzi (2007). COST Action 625 results: monitoring of the Kaparelli fault, 2003-2006. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, vol. XXXX, 287-296.

13     Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, Ch. and Z. Roumelioti (2005). Special features of the seismotectonics of NE Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands (In Greek). “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXVII, 9-18.

12     Kiratzi A., Roumelioti Z., Benetatos Ch., Theodulidis N., Savvaidis A., Panou A., Tziavos I., Savvaidis P., Hatzigogos Th., Koutoupes S. and G. Karantonis (2004). SEISIMPACT-THES: scenario earthquake affecting the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXVI (3), 1412 – 1421.

11     Savvaidis P., Doukas I., Hatzigogos Th., Tziavos I.N., Kiratzi A., Roumelioti Z., Savvaidis A., Theodulidis N., Drakatos G., Koutoupes S., Karantonis G., & A. Sotiriadis (2004). Data base development and evaluation of earthquake damage reports under the SEISIMPACT-THES system “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXVI (3), 1509 - 1518.

10     Koutoupes, S., Karantonis, G., Sotiriadis, A., Kiratzi, A., Valadaki, A., Savaidis, A., Theodulidis, N., Tziavos, I., Savaidis, P. & I. Doukas (2004). SEISIMPACT-THES: Design, development and application of an information system for the evaluation of seismic risk in the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXVI (3), 1328 – 1336.

9       Benetatos C., Kiratzi A., Kementzetzidou K., Roumelioti Z., Karakaisis G., Scordilis E., Latoussakis I. and G. Drakatos (2004). The Psachna (Evia Island) earthquake swarm of June 2003. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXVI (3), 1379 - 1388.

8       Galanis, O., Tsapanos, Th., Papadopoulos, G. and A. Kiratzi (2001). An alternative Bayesian statistic for probabilistic earthquake prediction in Mexico, central and South America. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXXIV/4, 1485-1491.

7       Papazachos, B., Karakaisis, G., Hatzidimitriou, P., Karakostas, B., Kiratzi, A., Leventakis, G., Margaris, B., Panagiotopoulos, D., Papadimitriou, E., Papaioannou, Ch., Papazachos, C., Savvaidis, A., Theodoulidis, N., Tsanos, T. and P. Dimitriou (2000). A procedure to assess the evolution of a seismic sequence. “Annales Geol. Des Pays Hell. ”, XXXVIII, 103-112.

6       Scordilis, E., Kiratzi, A. and D. Panagiotopoulos (1994). A study of the earthquake of November 6, 1992 in Izmir (Turkey). “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXX/5, 243-249.

5       Papaioannou, C., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos, B. and N. Theodoulidis (1994). Scaling of normal faulting earthquake response spectra in Greece. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXX/5, 197-204.

4       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A. and E. Papadimitriou (1993). Orientation and type of active faulting in the Aegean and the surrounding area. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXVIII/3, 233-241.

3       Papazachos, C., Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1993). Rates of active crustal deformation in the Aegean and the surrounding area. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XXVIII/1, 21-32.

2       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Papaioannou, Ch. and D. Panagiotopoulos (1991). Average regional seismic strain release rates in the Patrahikos - Saronikos Gulfs (Central Greece) based on historical instrumental data. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. ××V/3, 225-238.

1       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Papaioannou, Ch. and N. Theodoulidis (1987). A new approach towards earthquake seismic hazard assessment using seismotectonic information and its application in Greece. “Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece”, Vol. XIX, 347-363.

Papers published in Monographs, Chapters in Books, Special Volumes

 

5       Stampolidis, A., Tsokas, G. and A. Kiratzi (2006). Seismotectonics of western Greece using geophysical and seismological data. In the Monograph: “Geodynamics of the Balkan Peninsula”, Edited by: G. Milev, 319-330.

4       Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Theodulidis, N., Panou, A., Savvaidis, A. and C. Benetatos (2006). Earthquake ground motion scenarios in urban areas: the case of the city of Thessaloniki (northern Greece). In the Monograph: “Geodynamics of the Balkan Peninsula”, Edited by: G. Milev, 303-318.

3       Papazachos, B.C., Karakostas, V.G., Kiratzi, A. A., Margaris, V.N., Papazachos, C.B. and E. M. Scordilis (2003). Magnitude Scales for Earthquakes in Greece. “In the Special Volume for G. Galanopoulos”, Athens University, (in Greek).

2       Louvari, E. and A. Kiratzi (2000). The focal mechanism of the April 26, 1988 (Mw 5.3) earthquake (Adriatic Sea) and active tectonics of the peri-Adriatic region. “3rd International Conference on the Geology of the Eastern Mediterranean region”, Book Editors: I. Panayides, C. Xenophontos and J. Malpas, 147-158.

1       Papazachos, C., Kiratzi, A. and D. Kontopoulou (1998). Active tectonics in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands. “In the book: Essential Results of Seismological Research in Greece, Ziti Publications Co.,” 49-77 (in Greek).

Publications in Volumes of Conference Proceedings

 

39     Kiratzi, A., and A. Koskosidi (2018). Constraints on the near-source motions of the Kos-Bodrum 20 July 2017 Mw6.6 earthquake. Proceeding of the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 18-21 June 2018, Thessaloniki, pp.13.

38     Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Loupasakis, C., Kontoes, H. and A. Kiratzi (2015). Geo-Hazard monitoring in northern Greece using InSAR techniques: the case study of Thessaloniki, European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP Volume SP-731, 1 May 2015, Fringe 2015 Workshop; Frascati; Italy; March 23 -27, 2015; Code 113065.

37     Kiratzi A., Chatzipetros A., Papathanasiou, G. and Roumelioti, Z. (2014). Simulation of ground failures due to liquefaction in the broader urban area of Thessaloniki, Proceedings of the 7th Hellenic Conference of Geotechnical Engineering, Athens, 5 -7 November, 2014, pp. 9.

36     Papathanasiou, G., Kiratzi, A., Valkaniotis, S. and S. Pavlides (2014). Scenario liquefaction hazard map of the Gulf of Corinth, Proc. 2nd European Conference on Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Istanbul Aug. 25-29, 2014, 639-647.

35     Kastelic, V., Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, C., Živčić, M. and J. Bajc (2010). Shear wave Q determination for the upper crust of western and central Slovenia, Scientific Annals School of Geology University of Thessaloniki, Proceedings of the XIX Carpathian Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) Congress, Special Volume 99, 377-385.

34     Kiratzi, A. (2008). Source properties of strong Mw>6.0 earthquakes in Greece. 3rd Hellenic Conference on Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Athens, 5-7 November, 2008 (in Greek with English abstract).

33     Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z. and C. Benetatos (2008). Real-time Seismology and Shake Maps in Greece. Proc. of the 31st General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, ESC 2008, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 7-12 September 2008, pp. 228- 236.

32     Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and D. Dreger (2008). Near-Real Time Shake Maps for Earthquakes in Greece: pilot application, 3rd National Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Athens, 5-7 November, 2008, paper ID: 2105. (in Greek)

31     Karamitrou, A., Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2008). Stochastic ground motion simulations from active tectonic structures possibly affecting the city of Thessaloniki, 3rd National Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Athens, 5-7 November, 2008, paper ID:2082. (in Greek)

30     Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A. and D. Dreger (2008). Near-real time moment tensors for earthquakes in Greece based on seismological data of the Hellenic Unified Seismological Network, 3rd National Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Athens, 5-7 November, 2008, paper ID:1789. (in Greek)

29     Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and K. Simyrdanis (2008). Educational material related to earthquake phenomena and the seismicity of Greece (in digital form), Proc. 1st Hellenic Conference on Education, Naousa 9-11 May, 2008, pp. 400-408 (in Greek).

28     Roumelioti, Z., Theodoulidis, N. and A. Kiratzi (2006). The 20 June 1978 Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) earthquake revisited: slip distribution and forward modeling of geodetic and seismological observations. In the proceedings of the 4th Intern. Conf. on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, paper ID: 1594.

27     Kiratzi, A., Savvaidis, P., Tziavos, I., Savvaidis, A., Koutoupes, S. and A. Sotiriadis (2006). Earthquakes and urban areas: Application of advanced techniques in evaluating earthquake loss in the city of Thessaloniki. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference “Environmental problems of Thessaloniki and of the broader region: views of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki”, Thessaloniki, June 1-4, 2006 (in Greek).

26     Savvaidis, P., Doukas, I., Tziavos, I., Kiratzi, A., Savvaidis, A., Sotiriadis, T. and S. Koutoupes (2005). Use of web-based GIS for the assessment of damage due to natural or man-made disasters to the urban environment. Proceedings of the Int. Symposium on “Modern Technologies, Education and Professional Practice in Geodesy and related fields”, 03 – 04 November 2005, Sofia, pp. 495-504.

25     Tziavos, I., Savvaidis, P., Kiratzi, A. and B. Christaras (2005). GeoIMPACT – a thematic network for the management of the impact of natural disasters with the use of satellite and information technologies. Proceedings of the Int. Symposium on “Modern Technologies, Education and Professional Practice in Geodesy and Related Fields” 03 – 04 November 2005, Sofia, pp. 191-200.

24     Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Theodoulidis, N., Aktar, M., Karabulut, H. and G. Orgulu (2003). Source process of normal earthquakes: the 3 February 2002, M6.3 Afyon, Turkey and the 7 September 1999, M5.9 Athens, Greece earthquakes. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, April 13 – 17, 2004, New York, USA, CD Paper 12A-7.

23     Kotzev, V., Pashova, L., Grebenitcharsky, R., Tziavos, I.I., Vergos, G., Kiratzi, A. (2003). Satellite altimetry studies in the Black Sea and Aegean. 5th International Symposium TECHNOMAT&INFOTEL, pp. 277-285. Scientific Publications, Technomat & Infotel, Book 1 Burgas, 9-11 September (in Bulgarian)

22     Arrigo, G., Roumelioti, Z., Bottari, A., Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Neri, G., Termini, D. and A. Gorini (2002). Source modeling of the 1998 Lauria earthquake (Mw 5.4) in southern Italy by simulation of the ground acceleration time history. Proc. of the National Geophysical Conference, 20-22 November 2002, Rome, Italy.

21     Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2002). Slip distribution of strong earthquakes in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands. “Proc. of the 2002 Wegener Conference, Athens 16-18 June, 2002”, pp. 15.

20     Papazachos, B., Karakostas, B., Kiratzi, A., Margaris, B., Papazachos, C. and E. Scordilis (2001). The appropriateness of magnitude scales which are used for the determination of relations concerning parameters of strong ground motion in Greece. “Proc. of the 2nd Hellenic Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, 28 – 30 November 2001, Thessaloniki”, 55-64, (in Greek with English abstract).

19     Kiratzi, A. and E. Louvari (2001). On the active tectonics of the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands. Proc. of the Symposia on “Seismotectonics of the North-western Anatolia – Aegean and recent Turkish earthquakes”, Editor: T. Taymaz, Istanbul Technical University, pp 88-95.

18     Priestley, K., Hatzfeld, D., Bock, G., Lyon-Caen, H., Kiratzi, A., and K. Makropoulos (2000). Crustal velocity structure beneath the Aegean. Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl. 2000.

17     Papazachos, B., Karakostas, B., Kiratzi, A., Papadimitriou, E. and C. Papazachos (1998). Properties of the rupture associated with the 1995 Kozani – Grevena earthquake sequence. “Proc. of the International Scientific Conference: The 13 May 1995 Kozani – Grevena earthquake – Scientific and social aspects”, 69-91 (in Greek).

16     Papazachos, B. and A. Kiratzi (1996). Type of faulting and seismic deformation in the Hellenic arc. “Proc. of the XV Congress of the CarpathoBalkan Geol. Assoc.”, 41-45.

15     Papazachos, B. C., Panagiotopoulos, D., Scordilis, E., Karakaisis, G., Karakaisis, Papaioannou, C., Karacostas, B., Papadimitriou, E., Kiratzi, A., Hatzidimitriou, P., Leventakis, G., Voidomatis, P., Peftitselis, K., Savaidis, A. and T. Tsapanos (1996). Focal properties of the 13 May 1995 large (M 6.6) earthquake in the Kozani area (Northern Greece). “Proc. of the XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balkan Geol. Assoc.”, 96-106.

14     Papazachos, C. and A. Kiratzi (1994). Parameters of typical faults in the active regions of the Aegean and surrounding areas. Proc. of the XXIV General Assembly of EUROPEAN SEISMOLOGICAL COMMISSION, Athens, Sept. 19-24, 928-937.

13     Kiratzi, A. and C. Papazachos (1994). Pattern of deformation along the Azores-Gibraltar region. Proc. of the XXIV General Assembly of EUROPEAN SEISMOLOGICAL COMMISSION, Athens, Sept. 19-24, 432-439.

12     Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A. and E. Papadimitriou (1993). Seismotectonics of the Aegean area. Proc. of the 2nd Conf. of the Hellenic Geophysical Union, May 5-7, 1993, Florina, Vol. II, 455-472.

11     Karakaisis, G., Karakostas, B., Scordilis, E., Kiratzi, A., Diagourtas, D., Papadimitriou, P., Voulgaris, N. and M. Ziazia (1993). The spatial distribution of the aftershocks and the focal mechanism of the Galaxidi earthquake (central Greece) of November 18, 1992. Proc. of the 2nd Conf. of the Hellenic Geophysical Union, May 5-7, 1993, Florina”, Vol. É, 309-317.

10     Kiratzi, A. (1993). Active crustal deformation in the Italian peninsula and Sicily. Proc. of the 2nd Conf. of the Greek Geophys. Soc., May 5-7, 1993, Florina, Vol. É, 449- 459.

9       Kiratzi, A. (1993). A comparative study on the deformation of the Mediterranean subduction zones: The Hellenic Arc, the Calabrian Arc and Vrancea. Proc. of the 2nd Conf. of the Greek Geophys. Soc., May 5-7, 1993, Florina, Vol. É, 439-448.

8       Kiratzi, A. and E. Papadimitriou (1992). Earthquake prediction and earthquake disaster mitigation policy in Greece. Proc. of the Int. School-Symposium on Earthquake Prediction and Earthquake Engineering, April 16-23, 1990, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 72-82.

7       Kiratzi, A. (1990). Relations between magnitude scales for earthquakes in Greece. “Proc of the 1st scientific conference in Geophysics, of the Greek Geophysical Union, April 19 – 21, 1989, Athens”, 658-665 (in Greek).

6       Kiratzi, A. (1989). Seismic source parameters in Greece. “Proc of the 1st Symposium on New Trends in Seismology and Geophysics in Greece”, July 1 – 3, 1988, Thessaloniki, 62-75 (in Greek).

5       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Hatzidimitriou, P. and B. Karacostas (1986). Seismotectonic properties of the Aegean area that restrict valid geodynamic models. Proc. 2nd WEGENER/ MEDLAS Conference, May 14- 16, Athens, 1986, 1- 16.

4       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Hatzidimitriou, P., Papaioannou, C. and N. Theodulidis (1985). Regionalization of seismic hazard in Greece. Proceedings of the 12th Seminar on Earthquake Engineering, September 16-25, Khalkidhiki, 1985, 1-12.

3       Papaioannou, C., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos, B. and N. Theodulidis (1985). Regionalization of the attenuation of intensities in the southern Balkan region. Proceedings of 3rd Symposium on the Analysis of Seismicity and Seismic Risk, June 17-22, 1985, Czechoslovakia, 306-312.

2       Kiratzi, A., Scordilis, E., Theodulidis, N. and B. Papazachos (1984). Properties of the seismic sources and of the propagation medium that define the distribution of earthquake damage in Greece. “Proc of the Conference on Earthquakes and Constructions, February 1984, Athens”, 262 – 274. (in Greek).

1       Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A. and C. Papaioannou (1983). Stress patterns determined by fault plane solutions in the Aegean area. Proceedings of the General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society and European Seismological Commission, Leeds, August 1982, 352- 364.

Other Publications

 

1.      Papazachos, B., Comninakis, P., Hatzidimitriou, P., Kiriakidis, E., Kiratzi, A., Panagiotopoulos, D., Papadimitriou, E., Papaioannou, C., Pavlides, S. and E. Tzanis (1982). Atlas of isoseismal maps of earthquakes in Greece 1902-1981. Publication of the Geophysical Laboratory, 4, pp. 126.

2.      Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., Karakostas, B., Panagiotopoulos, D., Scordilis, E. and D. Mountrakis (1987). Properties of the aftershock sequence and of the causative fault of the Kalamata 13 September 1986 earthquake. “Proc. of the workshop TEE/TKM, Thessaloniki, January 1987”, pp. 12.

3.      Leventakis, G. Papaioannou, X., Tsokas, G. Kiratzi, A. Lekidis, B., and Zacharopoulos, E. (1987). Distribution of damage during the Kalamata September 1986 earthquakes; Workshop of Technical Chamber of Greece/Thessaloniki, January 1987 and Proc of the 1st Pan-Hellenic Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, 6-8/05/1992, Athens, pp. 321-330.

4.      Papazachos, B., Kiratzi, A., and Chatzidimitriou, P. (1989). The seismic risk of the city of Thessaloniki. Publication of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, “Thessaloniki 2300 years”, pp. 18.

5.      Kiratzi, A. (1991). The focal mechanism of the 25 May 1971 (Mw6.1) aftershock of the Gediz (Turkey) earthquake, Publ. of the Geophysical Lab., No 8, 45-47.

6.      Papazachos, B., Panagiotopoulos, D., Skordilis, E., Karakaisis, G. Papaioannou, X., Karakostas, B., Papadimitriou, E., Kiratzi, A. Chatzidimitriou, P., Leventakis, G. Voidomatis, F. Peftitselis, K., and Tsapanos, Th. (1995). The physical process of genesis of the earthquake of Kozani-Grevena 13 May 1995 (M = 6.6) and of its earthquake sequence. “Geotechniki Enimerosi”, 73, 54-64.

7.      Louvari, E., Kiratzi, A. and B. Papazachos (1998). Earthquake fault plane solutions database and the stress field in the Aegean and the surrounding area. Proc. of the Scientific Meeting on “Earthquake fault plane solutions: databases, derived parameters, geodynamic inferences”, Taormina (Messina), Sicily, February 4-5, 1997, Neri, G. and C. Eva (editors), 18-21.

8.      Kiratzi, A. (1999). The seismicity of Greece in the context of plate motions. Proceedings of the Workshop “On the Seismic Disaster Response” Thessaloniki, Greece, 3-4, Dec., 1999, pp. 14.

9.      Papazachos, B., Savvaidis, A., Papazachos, C., Papaioannou, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Muco, B., Kociu, S. and E. Sulstarova (2001). Atlas of isoseismal maps for shallow earthquakes in Albania and surrounding area (1851-1990). Publication of the Geophysical Lab., No 10, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 57. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1050.2487

10.    Papazachos, B.K., Karakostas, B.G., Kiratzi, A.A., Margaris, B.N., Papazachos, and Skordilis, M. (2002). On the Magnitude of Earthquakes in Greece, Symposium in memory Aggelos Galanopoulos, 31 October – 2 November 2002, Athens, pp. 9.

11.    Zouros N, Pavlides S, Kiratzi AA, Kakakaisis G, Drakatos G, Soulakellis N, Vaitis M, Tsapanos Th, Chatzipetros A, Ganas A, Sboras S, Koravos G, Koukourouvli N, Lampaki O and Valiakos I (2008) Active fault and seismicity maps of the North Aegean region (6 maps, 1:200.000, 1:100.000). Research project: Use of modern research tools in geosciences for seismic hazard management in NE Aegean islands, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. http://naseismic.geo.aegean.gr

Selected Research Technical Reports

 

12.    Peçi, V., E. Scordilis, A. Kiratzi, B. Muço, N. Kuka, and Sh. Shubleka (2002). A new catalogue for earthquakes in Albania and surrounding area for the period 1964-2000. Proc. 26th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, Special Session SS-3 “Seismogenic sources in the Mediterranean area and probability of future large earthquakes”, September 1-6, 2002, Genoa, Italy.

13.    Kiratzi, A., Karakaisis, G., Scordilis, E., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, Ch., Kementzetzidou, K. and A. Baba (2003). A study of the June 2003 earthquake activity in the Psachna region of Evia Island, Technical Report submitted to OASP, (in Greek), pp. 10.

14.    Muço, B., Kiratzi, A., Aliaj, S., Sulstarova, E., Koçiu, S., Peçi, V., Scordilis, E. and N. Kuka (2003). Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Albania. Included in the Scientific Report of the project “Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard Assessment in Albania” pp. 20.

15.    Roumelioti, Æ. and A. Kiratzi (2004). Earthquakes affecting the built environment of the city of Thessaloniki, Technical Report prepared in the framework of the SEISIMPACT-THES project, pp. 12.

16.    Drakatos, G., Ganas, A. and A. Kiratzi (2005). 3-D monitoring of active tectonic structures. Technical Report prepared for COST Action 625, pp. 25.

17.    Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and D. Dreger (2005). Development of procedures for the rapid estimation of ground shaking from earthquakes in Greece for immediate response, Technical Report prepared in the framework of a bilateral Project between Greece – USA, funded by GSRT pp. 76.

18.    Benetatos, C. and A. Kiratzi (2005). Preliminary Slip Distribution of the 18 October 2005 (Mw 5.6) Zakynthos event (Ionian Sea), Research Report submitted to EMSC, pp.4 [http://www.emsc-csem.org/Doc/IONIAN_SEA_181005/AUTH_report.pdf].

19.    Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A. and D. Dreger (2007). Near-Real Time Moment Tensors for Earthquakes in Greece provided by the Dept of Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH –solutions). Research Report (http://www.emsc-csem.org/Doc/Moment_tensors_EMSC_revised.pdf).

20.    Piccardi, Luigi, L. Toth, Eutizio Vittori, Shyqyri Aliaj, Giuseppe Cello, W.D. Cunningham, G. Drakatos, Andrej Gosar, D. Herak, Marijan Herak, Stanka Šebela, Eduard Sulstarova, G. Windhoffer, B. Glavatović, A. Kiratzi, A. Ganas, M. Omerbašić, Spyros Pavlides, L. Petro, G. Sijarić, Bruno Tomljenović, E. Tondi (2008). A first attempt at compiling a map of active faults of the Adria region.

21.    Kiratzi, A. and C. Benetatos (2008). The 6 January 2008 (Mw6.2) Leonidio (southern Greece) intermediate depth earthquake: teleseismic body wave modeling, Res. Report (http://www.emsc-csem.org/current/evt/TeleseismicInversion_Leonidion.pdf)

22.    Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and D. Dreger (2008). ShakeMaps for earthquakes in Greece, Technical Report prepared for a bilateral project between Greece – USA, funded by GSRT, pp. 176.

23.    Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2008). Stochastic strong ground motion simulations from scenario earthquakes affecting the cities of Drama, Kavala, Xanthi, Komotini (eastern Macedonia and Thrace). In the Technical Report prepared in the framework of the project: “Contribution of Seismology, Geology and Geophysics in the identification of active tectonic structures and to the simulation of expected ground motions in selected sites: emphasis in the area of Macedonia and Thrace”, EPEAEK: Pythagoras II Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, WP4, pp. 32 (in Greek).

24.    Karamitrou, Á. and Á. Kiratzi (2008). Stochastic simulation of the ground motions of the August 9, 1912 Ìw 7.4 earthquake in the Ganos Fault, Technical Report prepared in the framework of the bilateral Greece – Turkey project with title: “Common strategies in earthquake hazard assessment and seismological data exchange between Turkey and Greece”, pp. 18 (in Greek).

25.    Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2008). The 14 October 2008 moderate magnitude sequence offshore NE Evia Island (Aegean Sea): Time-domain Moment tensors and shake map. Report submitted to European Mediterranean Seismological Commission, pp. 6

26.    Kastelic, V., Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, C., Živčić, M. and J. Bajc (2009). Q for shear waves in the upper crust of western and central Slovenia, pp. 12.

27.    Tafaro, F., Roumelioti, Z., Neri, G. and A. Kiratzi (2009). Synthetic Strong Ground Motions for the 28 December 1908 (M7.0) Messina Earthquake: Investigating Different Source Geometries, pp. 15.

28.    Kiratzi, A. (2009). The 24 May 2009 Mw5.2 earthquake sequence near Lake Doirani (FYROM - Greek borders): focal mechanisms slip model, ground motions. Report submitted to European Mediterranean Seismological Commission, pp. 8

CONFERENCE EXTENDED ABSTRACTS – POSTERS (post 2000)

 

1.      Peçi, V., E. Scordilis, A. Kiratzi, B. Muço, N. Kuka, and Sh. Shubleka (2000). A new catalogue for recent earthquakes in Albania, poster presentation, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, book of abstracts, May 30-June 3, 2000, Washington, D.C.

2.      Louvari, E. and A. Kiratzi (2000). The focal mechanism of the April 26, 1988 earthquake (Adriatic Sea). 3rd International Conference on the Geology of the Eastern Mediterranean”, Sept 23-26, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1998.

3.      Arrigo, G., Roumelioti, Z., Bottari, A., Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Neri, G., Termini, D. and A. Gorini (2002). Source modeling of the 1998 Lauria earthquake (Mw 5.4) in southern Italy by simulation of the ground acceleration time history, Proc. of the National Geophysical Conference, 20-22 November 2002, Rome, Italy.

4.      Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos C. and G. Karakaisis (2002). Source parameters of intermediate depths earthquakes in the southern Aegean Sea and stochastic simulation of ground motion, 26th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, (September 1-6, 2002), Genoa, Italy.

5.      Diagourtas, D., Theodulidis, N., Makropoulos, K., Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., and N. Voulgaris (2002). Strong Ground Motion Simulation of the Sept. 7, 1999 Athens (Greece) Earthquake (Mw5.9); 26th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, (September 1-6, 2002), Genoa, Italy.

6.      Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Papazachos C. and G. Karakaisis (2003). Focal mechanisms of shallow and intermediate depth earthquakes along the Hellenic Trench, Abstract Volume of the International conference “The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and future perspectives” Milos island, (SAAVA 2003, 17-20 September, 2003), Greece.

7.      Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, Ch., Kiratzi, A., Stavrakakis, G. and N. Melis (2003). Preliminary study of the 2 December 2002 (M 5.5) Vartholomio (western Peloponnese, Greece) earthquake sequence, European Seismological Commission/Sub-Commission on Earthquake Prediction Research, 1st International Workshop on Earthquake Prediction, Nov 6-7, 2003, Athens, Greece.

8.      Karagianni, I., Papazachos, C., Scordilis, E., Karakaisis, G. and A. Kiratzi (2003). Accelerating seismic crustal deformation before recent strong earthquakes in the broader Himalayas area: indications for the precursory behavior of interplate and intraplate mainshocks, European Seismological Commission /Sub-Commission on Earthquake Prediction Research, 1st International Workshop on Earthquake Prediction, Nov 6-7, 2003, Athens.

9.      Benetatos, C., Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A., Stavrakakis, G., Drakatos, G., Latoussakis, I., Karastathis, V., Ganas, A., and M. Arvanitis (2003). Source parameter study of the 14 August 2003 (M 6.2) Lefkada earthquake and its largest aftershocks, European Seismological Commission /Sub-Commission on Earthquake Prediction Research, 1st International Workshop on Earthquake Prediction, Nov 6-7, 2003, Athens, Greece.

10.    Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Theodoulidis, N., Aktar, M., and H. Karabulut (2003). Source process of normal earthquakes: the 3 March 2002, M6.6 Afyon, Turkey and the 7 September 1999, M5.9 Athens, Greece earthquakes. Abstract, 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, April 13 – 17, 2004, NY.

11.    Kiratzi, A. and Z. Roumelioti (2003). Source parameters that affect strong ground motions: case studies of recent large earthquakes in the Aegean Sea. Invited presentation at the Workshop on “Seismogenic faulting and seismic activity in the Calabrian Arc region: research trends and links to current investigations in other regions”, October 16-17, 2003, Taormina, Sicily, pp. 47-48.

12.    Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodoulidis (2003). Stochastic strong ground motion simulation of the 7 September 1999 Athens (Greece) earthquake, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S52A-0131.

13.    Savvaidis, P., I. Doukas, Th. Hatzigogos, I.N.Tziavos, A. Kiratzi, Z. Roumelioti, A. Savvaidis, N. Theodulidis, S. Koutoupes, G. Karantonis (2003). SEISIMPACT-THES: a system for the evaluation of seismic impact in the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki, 10th Intern. Conf. of the Hellenic Geological Society, 2004.

14.    Kiratzi, A., Z. Roumelioti, Ch. Benetatos, N. Theodulidis, A. Savvaidis, A. Panou, H.Tziavos, P. Savvaidis, Hatzigogos, Th., S. Koutoupes, G. Karantonis (2003). SEISIMPACT-THES: scenario earthquakes affecting the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Abstract submitted to the 10th EGE 2004 Conference.

15.    Koutoupes, S., G. Karantonis, A. Sotiriadis, A. Kiratzi, K. Valadaki, N. Theodulidis, A. Savvaidis, H.Tziavos, P. Savvaidis, I. Doukas (2003). SEISIMPACT-THES: Design, development and application of an information system to assess the vulnerability to earthquake hazard of the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Abstract submitted to the 10th EGE 2004 Conference.

16.    Benetatos, Ch., A. Kiratzi, K. Kementzetzidou, Z. Roumelioti, G. Karakaisis, E. Scordilis, I. Latoussakis, G. Stavrakakis, G. Drakatos (2003). The Psachna (Evia Island) earthquake swarm of June 2003, Abstract submitted to the 10th EGE 2004 Conference.

17.    Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodoulidis (2003). Regional waveform simulation of the 1999 Athens earthquake by the empirical green’s function method, Abstract submitted to the 10th EGE 2004 Conference.

18.    Kömeç, A., H. Karabulut, S. Özalaybey, A. Kiratzi, M. Aktar, R. Roumelioti, C. Benetatos, and C. Tapırdamaz (2004). The analysis of the 2003 Saros Earthquake Sequence, North Eastern Aegean Region. Abstract submitted to the EGS 2004 Conference, Nice, France.

19.    Savvaidis, A., N. Theodulidis, P. Dimitriu, A. Kiratzi, P. Savvaidis, I. Tziavos, G. Karantonis, S. Koutoupes (2004). SEISIMPACT-THES: A Project Leading to a Reappraisal of the Environmental and Economic Impact of the 1978 Earthquake (Mw 6.5) to the City of Thessaloniki (Greece), Abstract submitted to the EGS 2004 Conference, Nice, France.

20.    Kiratzi, A., Z. Roumelioti, Ch. Benetatos, N. Theodulidis, A. Savvaidis (2004). Scenario Earthquakes Affecting the Built Environment of Urban Regions in Greece: The Case of the City of Thessaloniki, Abstract submitted to the XXIX General Assembly of European Seismological Commission, Sept 12-17, 2004, Potsdam.

21.    Kiratzi, A., Dreger, D., Roumelioti, Z., and C. Benetatos (2004). Definition of Seismogenic Faults by Combining Seismological, Geological and Geophysical Data: Case Studies from the Aegean Sea Area, 2004 AGU Fall meeting, invited (reference number 3633), presented by D. Dreger.

22.    Benetatos, C., Dreger, D. and A. Kiratzi (2004). The earthquake of 14 Aug. 2003 in Lefkada Island: source characteristics and geotechnical effects, Presented at the 6th Hellenic Environmental Conference, Thessaloniki 9-12 Dec. 2004.

23.    Giannakopoulou E.S., Papadimitriou E.E., Karakostas V.G. and Kiratzi A. A. (2005): Slip distribution on the fault surface of the strong earthquake (Mw 6.6) Kozani-Grevena and correlation of the aftershock activity with the static stress change (Coulomb). Workshop "The Kozani earthquake 10 years after", Kozani, May 13–16, 2005, Abstracts, p. 2–3. [in Greek].

24.    Tziavos I.N., Savvaidis P., Kiratzi A. and Christaras B. (2005): Geo-Impact - A Thematic Network for the Management of the Impact of Natural Disasters with the Use of Satellite and Information Technologies International Symposium Modern Technologies, Education and Professional Practice in Geodesy and Related Fields, 3-4 November, 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria.

25.    Savvaidis, P., Sotiriadis, A., Valadaki, A., Doukas, I.D., Tziavos, I.N., Kiratzi, A., Savvaidis, A. and Koutoupes, S., (2005). Use of Web-based GIS for the evaluation of earthquake damage to the built environment, presented at the “DPPGIS 2005” Inter. Conference, Pardubice, Czech Republic.

26.    Roumelioti, Z., Theodulidis, N., and A. Kiratzi (2005). Slip distribution and forward modeling of geodetic and seismological data of the 20 June 1978 Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) earthquake, Presented in the 2nd General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union, Vienna 24 – 29 April, 2005.

27.    Karabulut, H., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Komec, A., Ozalaybey, S., Aktar, M. and A. Kiratzi (2005). A source study of the July 2003 earthquake sequence in the Gulf of Saros (Northern Aegean Sea): new evidence for the western continuation of the Ganos fault, Intern. Symposium on the Geodynamics of Eastern Mediterranean: Active tectonics of the Aegean Region, June 15 -18, 2005, Istanbul.

28.    Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi. A., Theodulidis, N., Savvaidis, A. and C. Benetatos (2005). Seismological contribution to a system (SEISIMPACT–THES) designed for the evaluation of seismic impact in the built environment of the prefecture of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece), Intern. Symposium on the Geodynamics of Eastern Mediterranean: Active tectonics of the Aegean Region, June 15 -18, 2005, Istanbul.

29.    Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and N. Theodulidis (2005). Slip distribution and forward modeling of geodetic and seismological data of the 20 June 1978 Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) earthquake, Intern. Symposium on the Geodynamics of Eastern Mediterranean: Active tectonics of the Aegean Region, June 15 -18, 2005, Istanbul.

30.    Stampolidis, A., Tsokas, G., Kiratzi, A. and I. Moretti (2005). Seismotectonics of western Greece using geophysical and seismological data, Conference on: Thrust belts and Foreland Basins, Joint Earth Science Meeting, Société Géologique de France – Sociedad Geológica de España, 14 – 16 December 2005, Paris, France.

31.    Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Ganas, A., Ziazia, M., Plessa, A. and G. Drakatos (2006). Properties of the October 2005 earthquake sequence in the Gulf of Siğacik (Seferihisar) along the Greek – Turkish borders, presented in the General Assembly of European Geophysical Union, 2 -7 April, 2006, Vienna, Austria.

32.    Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Ganas, A., and G. Drakatos (2006). Properties of the October 2005 earthquake sequence in the Gulf of Siğaçik (Seferihisar) – eastern Aegean Sea, presented in the Conference “11th Symposium on Natural Hazards and 2nd Workshop on Earthquake Prediction of the European Seismological Commission”, 22-24 June 2006, University of Patras (Greece).

33.    Panou, A., Theodulidis, N., Savvaidis, A., Roumelioti, Z., Dimitriou, P., Hatzidimitriou, P., Kiratzi, A., and C. Papazachos (2006). Correlation of Ambient Noise Ground Vulnerability Index [Kg] with Earthquake Damage: The Case of the City of Thessaloniki (northern Greece), presented in the 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 3–8 September 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.

34.    Benetatos, C. and A. Kiratzi (2006). Source characteristics of the 8 January 2006 (Mw 6.7) intermediate depth Kythera earthquake (Aegean Sea); presented in the 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 3–8 September 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.

35.    Kiratzi, A. (2006). Distributed faulting in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands, Invited Keynote Lecture in the International Conference: “Neogene Magmatism of the Central Aegean and Adjacent Areas: Petrology, Tectonics, Geodynamics, Mineral Resources and Environment, (NECAM 2006)”, 11 - 13 September 2006, Milos Island, Greece.

36.    Roumelioti, Z., Theodulidis, N. and A. Kiratzi (2006). The 20 June 1978 Thessaloniki (Northern Greece) Earthquake Revisited: Slip Distribution and Forward Modeling of Geodetic and Seismological Observations, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, June 25 – 28, 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.

37.    Kiratzi, A. (2007). Distributed Earthquake Faulting in the Aegean Sea and Kinematic Analysis of Strong Events, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 15-20, 2007, Vienna, Austria (Invited Lecture, Session TS10.5/ GD12/SM19).

38.    Benetatos, C. and A. Kiratzi (2007). The 17 October 2005 earthquakes at the Gulf of Siğaçik (western Turkey): directivity and slip models for the strongest events, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 15-20, 2007, Vienna, Austria (Session SM12).

39.    Ganas, A., Drakatos, G., Bosy, J., Petro, L., Kontny, B., Stercz, M., Melis, N., Caçon, S., Papanikolaou, M. and A. Kiratzi (2007). COST Action 625 Results: Monitoring of the Kaparelli active fault, 2003-2006. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 15-20, 2007, Vienna, Austria.

40.    Benetatos, C., Dreger, D. and A. Kiratzi (2007). Synthetic Tests to Explore the Resolution of Slip Models Obtained from the Inversion of Teleseismic Waveforms: Complex and Segmented Rupture of the 14 August 2003, Mw6.2 Lefkada (Ionian Islands) Earthquake, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 15-20, 2007, Vienna, Austria (Session SM7).

41.    Tafaro, F., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A., Bottari, A. and G. Neri (2007). Stochastic strong ground motion simulation of the 28 December 1908 M7.0 Messina (Sicily) earthquake: investigating different source scenarios, IUGG XXIV, Perugia 2-13 July, 2007.

42.    Kastelic, V., Bajc, J., Mladen, I., and A. Kiratzi (2007). Applying Different Techniques in Studying an Active Strike-slip Fault: Example of a Seismotectonic Study in the Southern Alps, NW Slovenia, IUGG XXIV, Perugia 2-13 July, 2007.

43.    Kastelic, V., Kiratzi, A., Benetatos, C., Živčić, M. and J. Bajc (2007). S-wave attenuation in western and central Slovenia in the frequency range 0.6 to 16 Hz, IUGG XXIV, Perugia 2-13 July, 2007.

44.    Piccardi, L., Toth, L., Vittori, E., Aliaj, S., Cello, G., Cunningham, W.D., Drakatos, G., Kiratzi, A., Tondi, E., A first attempt at compiling a map of active faults of the Adria region (2007), Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 9, p. 09228.

45.    Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C., Kiratzi, A. and D. Dreger (2007). Rapid estimation of seismic parameters in Greece using broad band waveforms of the Hellenic Unified Seismic Network, 3rd Hellenic Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Athens, 5 -7 November, 2008 (Abstract No 1789).

46.    Karamitrou, A., Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2007). Stochastic strong ground motion simulations due to activation of active tectonic structures at the proximity of the city of Thessaloniki, 3rd Hellenic Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Athens, 5 -7 November, 2008 (Abstract No 2082).

47.    Kiratzi, A., Sokos, E., Ganas, A., Tselentis, A., Benetatos, C., Roumelioti, Z., Serpetsidaki, A., Andriopoulos, G., Galanis, O., and Petrou, P. (2008). European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2008, Vienna, Austria 13-18 April, 2008 Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-00000.

48.    Kiratzi, A. (2008). Active tectonics in the broader Corinth Gulf region. Conference – Symposium “Terra and Thalassa of Corinthia: Geology – Seismology – Environmnet”, 2-3 May 2008, Corinth. (Extended abstract in Greek).

49.    Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and K. Simirdanis (2008). Educational material in digital form related to the earthquakes and the seismicity of Greece, 1st Greek Conference on Education, Naousa 9-11 May, 2008.

50.    Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z. and C. Benetatos (2008). Real time seismology and ShakeMaps in Greece. Paper presented at the 31st General Assembly of ESC, Hersonissos, Crete, 7-12 Sept, 2008.

51.    Roumelioti, Z., Benetatos, C. and A. Kiratzi (2009). Source process of the 14 February 2008 M6.7 Earthquake Offshore South Peloponnese (Greece), EGU General Assembly 2009, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-0.

52.    Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2009). Incorporating different source rupture characteristics into simulations of strong ground motion from the 1867, M7.0 earthquake on the island of Lesvos (NE Aegean Sea, Greece), Abstract, EGE 2010.

53.    Roumelioti, Z. and A. Kiratzi (2009). Moderate magnitude earthquake sequences in central Greece, for the year 2008. Abstract, EGE, 2010.

54.    Sokos, E., Kiratzi, A., Serpetsidaki, A., Tselentis, G-A, Novotny, O., Jansky, J. and J. Zahradnik (2010). The January 2010 Efpalio earthquake sequence in Western Corinth Gulf: epicenter relocations, focal mechanisms, slip models, 32nd General Assembly of the ESC, 6-10 Sept 2010, Montpellier, France.

55.    Krizova, D., Kiratzi, A. and J. Zahradnik (2010). The 26 June 2009 Santorini Island (Cyclades) earthquake swarm in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc: source characteristics using full moment tensor inversions, 32nd General Assembly of the ESC, 6-10 Sept 2010, Montpellier, France.

56.    Kiratzi, A. (2010). Seismic sequences in Dibra region (Albania) and implications for the seismic hazard of the region, 6th Workshop of the ILP Task Force on sedimentary basins, Dynamics and active processes: the Albanian natural laboratory and analogues, Tirana, Albania, November 7- 12, 2010.

57.    Kiratzi, A. (2012). The January 2012 earthquake sequence in southern Aegean Sea: rupture directivity resolved from apparent source time functions, IESCA, Izmir 5-10 October, 2012.

58.    Kiratzi, A. (2012). The 19 May 2011 Mw5.8 Kütahya earthquake: focal mechanism and slip model from the inversion of broad band regional waveforms, IESCA, Izmir 5-10 October, 2012.

59.    Kiratzi A., Klimis N., Theodoulidis N., Christaras V., Pavlides S., Papathanassiou G., Chatzipetros A., Margaris V., Makra K., Savvaidis A., Roumelioti Z., Lazaridis Th., Sapountzi L. (2013). Characterization of site conditions in Greece for realistic seismic ground motion simulations: pilot application in urban areas, EGE Conference, Chania Sept 2013.

60.    Kiratzi, A., Aktar, M. and N. Svigkas (2013). : The 10 June 2012 Mw6.0 earthquake sequence in the easternmost end of the Hellenic Arc, 13th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece, Chania Sept 2013 | ID:230.

61.    Kiratzi, A. (2013). The 1912 Ganos earthquake: source constraints using ground motion simulations, 13th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece, Chania Sept 2013 |ID: 231.

62.    Kiratzi, A., Klimis, N., Papathanassiou, G., Christaras, B., Chatzipetros, A., Pavlides, S., Theodoulidis, N., Margaris, B., Makra, K., Savvaidis, A., Roumelioti, Z., Zargli, E., Diamantis, I., Lazaridis, Th., Petala, E., Mimidis, K., and L. Sapountzi (2013). Towards a classification of site conditions in Greece based on their geological and geophysical characteristics, presented at ICEGE, From Case History to Practice, 16-20 June 2013, Istanbul.

63.    Kiratzi A., Roumelioti, Z., Chatzipetros A., and G. Papathanassiou (2013). Simulation of off-fault surface effects from historical earthquakes: the case of the city of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece): IAEG XII CONGRESS, Torino 2014, Engineering Geology for Society and Territory Session 5.16: Off-fault coseismic surface effects and their impact in urban areas| Convener: Prof Pedro Alfaro.

64.    Kiratzi A., Roumelioti, Z., Chatzipetros A., and G. Papathanassiou (2013). Simulation of ground failures in the broader metropolitan region of Thessaloniki. In: 7th Hellenic Conference of Geo-mechanics, Athens 5-7 November 2014.

65.    Chaljub, E., Maufroy, E., de Martin, F., Hollender, F., Cédric Guyonnet-Benaize, Manakou, M., Savvaidis, A., Kiratzi, A., Roumelioti, Z. and N. Theodoulidis (2014). How sensitive is earthquake ground motion to source parameters? Insights from a numerical study in the Mygdonian basin, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-11738, 2014, EGU General Assembly 2014.

66.    Roumelioti, Z., Margaris, V. and A. Kiratzi (2014). Synthetic strong ground motion from a scenario earthquake in a region of sparse seismological data: Xanthi, N. Greece, Abstract ID 14-709, SSA 2014 Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.

67.    Papathanassiou, G., Kiratzi, A., Valkaniotis, S. and S. Pavlides (2014). Scenario liquefaction hazard map of the Gulf of Corinth, Second European Conference on Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Istanbul Aug. 25-29, 2014.

68.    Theodoulidis, N., Klimis, N., Savvaidis, A., Margaris, B., Chatzipetros, A., Papathanassiou, G., Roumelioti, Z., Makra, K., Anthymidis, M., Diamantis, I., Mimidis, K., Petala, E., Lazaridis, Th., Zargli, E., Kiratzi, A., Christaras, B., Kontoe, S., and S. Sapountzi (2014). Defining shallow structure properties by composing geophysical, geological and geotechnical data for site response analysis: the case of Xanthi town (northeastern Hellas). 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 25-29 August, 2014.

69.    Křížová, D., Zahradník, J. and A. Kiratzi (2014). Source characteristics of earthquakes in volcanic regions, 1st Int. Geo-Cultural Symposium, 6-8 June 2014, Thira Island.

70.    Roumelioti, Z., Kiratzi, A. and B. Margaris (2014). Earthquake scenario based hybrid input motions for the case city of Xanthi (Greece), Advances in Earthquake Source Physics Workshop, 1-2 Sept 2014, University College London.

71.    Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Loupasakis, K., Kontoes, H. & A. Kiratzi (2014). Geo-hazard Monitoring in Northern Greece Using InSAR techniques: the case Study of Thessaloniki, 9th International Workshop Fringe 2015 “Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry and Sentinel-1 InSAR”, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 23 - 27 March 2015 (Abstract ID33).

72.    Svigkas, N., Kiratzi, A. and M. Tranos (2014). Extensional tectonics in central Greece oblique to the major structures: implications from the August 2013 Mw5.4 Kallidromon Mt earthquake sequence, AGU Fall Meeting, Paper ID: S13D-4504.

73.    Kiratzi, A., Klimis, N., Theodulidis, N., Margaris, B., Makra, K., Chatzipetros, A., Papathanassiou, D., Savvaidis, A., Roumelioti, Z. and E. Zargli (2014). Development of a web-based platform of site classification in Greece, 6th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand 1-4 November 2015.

74.    Křížová, D., Zahradník, J. and A. Kiratzi (2015). Potential indicator of moment tensors with isotropic component – results for synthetic tests and two contrasting Greek shallow earthquakes, IUGG Prague, 2015.

75.    Sokos, E., Serpetsidaki, A., Tselentis, G-A., Kiratzi, A., J. Kostelecky, F. Gallovič, J. Jansky, V. Plicka and J. Zahradník (2015). The Cephalonia 2014 earthquake sequence – what is certain and uncertain? IUGG Prague, 2015.

76.    Kiratzi, A. (2015). Evidence for sinistral strike-slip faulting along the eastern termination of the Hellenic subduction zone: the April 2015 earthquake sequence (Kasos Island), In “The Volcanic and Geodynamic Field of the South Aegean”, International Workshop- May 2015 Santorini Island.

77.    Kiratzi, A. (2015). The 16 April 2015 earthquake sequence near Kasos Island: left lateral strike-slip faulting at the eastern Hellenic subduction zone, In “SafeChania 2015, June 10-12 2015, Crete.

78.    Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Loupasakis, K., Kiratzi, A. and H. Kontoes (2015). Land Deformation at the Thessaloniki - Giannitsa Plain (Greece) Deduced from 20- years Radar Observations using Persistent Scatterers Techniques, 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract ID: 65112, G21B-1027.

79. Loupasakis, C., Raspini, F., Svigkas, N., Papoutsis, I., Rozos, D., Tsangaratos, P., Moretti, S., Kiratzi, A. and Ch. Kontoes (2016). Advancements in research on the land subsidence phenomena at the wider coastal area of Thessaloniki, Greece, presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Coastal Subsidence, Venice 2016.

80. Sokos, E., J. Zahradník, F. Gallovič, A. Serpetsidaki, V. Plicka, and A. Kiratzi (2016). The Lefkada 2015 earthquake (Mw 6.4) rupture process as seen by regional and local seismic data, 35th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, ESC2016-659, Sept 4-11, Trieste, Italy.

81. Svigkas, N., Atzori, S., Kiratzi, A., Tolomei, C. and S. Salvi (2017). An analysis of the 2017 western Anatolia earthquake swarm in Biga peninsula, Turkey. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, 11-15 December 2017.

 

Invited / keynote lectures in Conferences, Workshops & Advanced Schools

1.      Workshop in the framework of the International Lithosphere Project ILP-II “World Map of major active faults: The North Anatolian and the Aegean active fault systems, June 1-8, 1992, Thessaloniki (Invited Speaker).

2.      Workshop on Earthquake Observations, Monitoring and Research, Joint Research Centre (JRC), November 4-5, 1996, Ispra, Italy (Invited Speaker).

3.      Messina University Forum, Scientific Meeting on “Earthquake fault plane solutions: databases, derived parameters, geodynamic inferences”, February 4-, 1997, Taormina (Messina), Italy (Invited Speaker).

4.      Workshop on the “Management of Earthquake Catastrophes”, Thessaloniki, 3-4 December, 1999 (Invited Speaker).

5.      International Advanced Research Workshop “Integration of Earth Science Research on the Turkish and Greek 1999 earthquakes and needs for future cooperative research”, May 14-17, 2000, Istanbul, Turkey (invited speaker).

6.      Symposia on “Seismotectonics of North-Western Anatolia – Aegean and recent Turkish events”, Istanbul, Turkey, May 7-9, 2001 (invited speaker).

7.      Workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works “Earthquake Design of Constructions”, Kavala, Greece, 21-22 September 2002, (invited speaker).

8.      International Workshop on “Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Chemistry & Geology”, Thessaloniki, 14-15 April 2003 (invited speaker).

9.      Workshop “Insurance and Earthquake: Risks and Protection”, Thessaloniki, May 14, 2003 (invited speaker).

10.    2nd International Conference on Ecological Protection of the Planet Earth, Sofia, Bulgaria, 5 – 8 June 2003 (invited speaker).

11.    Workshop on “Seismogenic faulting and seismic activity in the Calabrian Arc region: research trends and links to current investigations in other regions”, Taormina, Sicily, 16-19 October, 2003 (invited speaker).

12.    European Advanced School on Tectonics, ICTP, Trieste, 18-22 April 2005 (invited teacher).

13.    Scientific Conference of the Geological Society of Greece: “Geology of Thrace – Seismotectonics of NE Aegean Sea”, Samothrace Island, September 2– 4, 2005 (invited speaker).

14.    International Conference: “Neogene Magmatism of the Central Aegean and Adjacent Areas: Petrology, Tectonics, Geodynamics, Mineral Resources and Environment, (NECAM 2006)”, Title of invited Lecture: Distributed faulting in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding lands”, 11 - 13 September 2006, Milos Island, Greece (Invited Keynote Lecture).

15.    European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2007, April 15-20, 2007, Vienna, Austria (Invited Lecture, Session TS10.5/ GD12/SM19).

16.    Symposium ‘Terra et Mare of Corinthian’, Invited Lecture: The seismotectonics of the Corinth Gulf, Corinth 2-3 May, 2008.

17.    31st General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, ESC 2008, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 7-12 September 2008 (Invited Assembly Lecture: “Seismology in Greece: Current advances and insights”).

18.    3rd Hellenic Conference on Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, (Invited Thematic Lecture “Source properties of strong Mw>6.0 earthquakes in Greece), Athens 5-7 November, 2008.

19.    2nd International Workshop "Advances in understanding crustal deformation in SE Europe using the GNSS systems» Invited lecture title: “The 24 May 2009 Mw5.2 earthquake sequence near Lake Doirani (FYROM - Greek borders): focal mechanisms, slip model, ground motions” Kato Nevrokopi, Eastern Macedonia, Greece, November 20 - 21, 2009.

20.    6th Workshop of the ILP Task Force on Sedimentary Basins, Invited Lecture “Seismic sequences in Dibra region (Albania) and implications for the seismic hazard of the region”, Tirana, Albania, 8-11 Nov 2010.

21.    18th Student Conference on Structures, Invited Lecture: The most significant characteristics of strong earthquakes in Greece, Patras, 14-15 February, 2012.

SUPERVISION OF MSc and PhD theses

1.      Louvari, E. (1997). A development of a software package for stress analysis and its application in Albania. MSc thesis, School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, p. 96.

2.      Roumelioti, Z. (1999). Estimation of source parameters and simulation of strong ground motion in Western Greece, MSc Thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 100.

3.      Louvari, E. (2000). Detailed seismotectonic analysis of the Aegean Sea and the surrounding land areas based on the focal mechanisms of small magnitude earthquakes, PhD thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 350.

4.      Polatidis, A. (2001). Attenuation of P and S- waves in western Greece, MSc Thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 101.

5.      Panagiotou, M. (2001). Seismic source parameters, focal mechanisms and stress tensor inversions in northern and central Aegean Sea, MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 130.

6.      Benetatos, Ch., (2002). Properties of earthquake seismic sources in southern Aegean Sea, with emphasis on intermediate depth earthquakes, and stochastic simulation of ground motion, MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 150.

7.      Roumelioti, Z. (2003). Simulation of strong ground motion, in the near field, of large earthquakes in the Aegean Sea and the adjacent areas, PhD thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 210.

8.      Karagianni, I. (2004). Intra-plate earthquakes: the case of the strong (M 7.7) January 26, 2001 India earthquake. MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 130.

9.      Benetatos, C. (2007). A seismotectonic study of the Aegean Sea and surrounding area using digital waveform data. PhD thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 317.

10.    Karamitrou, A. (2008). Simulation of earthquake strong ground motions in Greece with emphasis in urban areas. MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 150.

11.    Dimakis, E. (2012). Focal mechanisms and source properties of earthquakes in the Aegean Sea region using broad band records. MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 150.

12.    Tsakiroudi, E. (2015). Source parameters of the 24 May 2014 north Aegean earthquake. MSc thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pp. 191.

Current graduate students

13.  Svigkas, N. (2013- ). PhD candidate

14.  Orfanidou, A. (2017). MSc candidate

15.  Vavlas, N. (2017). MSc candidate

16.  Christou, A. (2018). MSc candidate