Inference of a seismic gap from geological data: Thessaly (Central Greece) as a case study

As a result of neotectonic, morphotectonic and seismotectonic researches it is now possible to draw detailed map of the major active faults affecting Thessaly, a large region of continental Greece. For many of these faults, where specific studies have been carried out, the degree of fault activity (i.e. the long term slip rate) have been also assigned ranging from 0.05 to 4 mm/yr. In the present work, the main morphotectonic features and seismotectonic characteristics of the more important faults are recalled from previous works, while the recent tectonic activity is compared with the seismic activity of the area. The occurrence of both large (M>6.0) and moderate (M