Konstantinos Michailos
I am an observational seismologist currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. My research focuses on understanding seismotectonic processes, using high-quality earthquake catalogs, and multidisciplinary approaches and datasets.
Active Research Topics
- Microseismicity detection and location
- Tectonic stress
- Mountain building processes
- Receiver functions
In my current project, we use ambient noise tomography (ANT) to map the subsurface of the Tuscan Magmatic Province, Italy.
Moho depths and recever functions
Moho discontinuity depth map beneath the European Alps using teleseismic earthquake information (receiver functions) on the seismic data of the AlpArray Seismic Network and other large scale passive experiments (Michailos et al. 2023).
Codes for this project are available here.
Moho discontinuity depth map for the broader European Alpine region.
Intermediate depth earthquakes, central Himalayas.
Intermediate-depth earthquakes beneath the Himalayas
Re-assesment of "unusual" intermediate depth earthquakes, taking place beneath the central part of the Himalayan orogen, using deep-learning based earthquake detection methods (Michailos et al. 2021).
Codes for this project are available here.
Crustal thermal structure and exhumation in the central Southern Alps, New Zealand
Thermal model of the Southern Alps that enables us to estimate the rates at which the Alps are being uplifted using seismological and geological datasets (Michailos et al. 2020b).
Codes for this project are available here.
Earthquake hypocenter profile with temperature isotherms and exhumation rates.
Microseismicity focal mechanisms, central Alpine Fault, New Zealand.
Microseismicity and tectonic stress near the central Alpine Fault
Longest duration microseismicity earthquake catalog near the central section of the Alpine Fault. Shallow seismogenic cut-off depths near Aoraki/Mount Cook (<8 km) (Michailos et al. 2019).
Crustal stress regime near the central Alpine Fault using first motion polarity focal mechanisms and stress inversions. Remarkably consistent stress orientations in both space and time (Michailos et al. 2020a).
Also on Google Scholar.
Open Access Seismological Databases
Selected pictures from fieldwork.
Gravity data survey, Ivrea Geophysical body, Alps,
IT
Godley Valley, Southern Alps, NZ
Seismometer at De la Beche, Southern Alps, NZ
Kea at Dusky Sound, NZ
Digging out seismometer, Southern Alps, NZ
Sea lions at Snares Island, NZ
Clear skies... at West Coast, South Island, NZ
Ocean Bottom Seismometers on RV Tangaroa
Yellow-eyed penguins at Snares Island, NZ