Observation scheme for recent micromovements in the northern part of the Upper Rhine Graben (Germany) and its integration into EU tectonic 3D micrommovement monitoring network

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Andreas Hoppe
• Subject Area: Palaeontology
• Term: from 2008 to 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 58877342

• Final Report Year: 2013

Final Report Abstract

The Northern Upper Rhine Graben is tectonically still active as it is observed at its master faults with optical-mechanical crack gauges in the east in Darmstadt since more than 5 years and in the west at Deidesheim since more than 3 years. The movements in in Darmstadt are surprisingly high resulting in mean rates of sinistral movement at 0.94 mm/year and compression of 0.53 accompanied by uplift in ESE of 0.85 mm/year. Deidesheim reveals contraction of 0.273 mm/year accompanied by dextral movement of 0.283 and uplift in NW of 0.177 mm/year. All movements are in agreement with the regional stress regime as deduced by tectonic analyses.