20.500.12556/DiRROS-32253 Active tectonics of the Eastern and Southern Alps - crustal response to deep processes? A review Owing to the low N-S convergence rates between Adria and Europe, crustal deformation rates in the Alps and its forelands are low. Active tectonics are, therefore, difficult to study, especially as non-tectonic landscape forming processes can erase or modify the tectonic surface imprint. Large-scale and dense seismological data recently offered insights into earthquakes and into the lithospheric structure beneath the Alps. Recent field studies added data on geological archives of active tectonics. In this review, we summarize the results from studies of seismic tomography, geodesy, seismology, historical seismology, archeoseismology, on-fault and off-fault paleoseismology, and fault gouge dating, focusing on the eastern part of the Alps during the last c. 1 Ma. We discuss the influence of the lithosphere on the localization of deformation, and we draw a generalized picture of active deformation. We show that deformation is primarily accommodated across the South Alpine Front (∼2 mm/yr out of max 3 mm/yr total shortening) and NW-SE striking strike-slip faults in western Slovenia (∼1.5 mm/yr shear). Large fault systems in the interior of the Eastern Alps are still actively accommodating extrusion of crustal material toward the east at very low rates (0.5–1.0 mm/yr). Diffuse deformation and clusters of seismicity are observed in the interior of the Alps. Minor shortening occurs at the North Alpine Front. Crustal strength controls the localization of deformation resulting in non-deforming blocks. Neogene slab break-off events do not control the present-day deformation. Instead, present-day uplift of 1.5–2 mm/yr correlates to areas glaciated during the Last Glacial Maximum. active tectonics Eastern Alps Southern Alps true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2026-09-02 15:43:22 2026-09-02 15:43:23 2026-09-03 03:56:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 54 str. iss. 8 vol. 45 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-08-12 551.1/.4 0278-7407 10.1029/2025TC009267 288938499 Tectonics_-_2026_-_Grutzner_-_Active_Tectonics_of_the_Eastern_and_Southern_Alps_‐_Crustal_Response_to_Deep_Processes_A.pdf Tectonics_-_2026_-_Grutzner_-_Active_Tectonics_of_the_Eastern_and_Southern_Alps_‐_Crustal_Response_to_Deep_Processes_A.pdf 1 E8981811FA4F9AAEF51C9E893AFC91C3 89fdc67ed23bebb6a24423b73196db0d0506902851a8d25d4c47e483c53969b7 eca9dd1e-a6d4-11f1-8a94-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=50352 Geološki zavod Slovenije 0 0 0