Abstract: A comprehensive compilation of 112 earthquake focal mechanism solutions in Norway and adjacent areas has been completed, including 7 previously unpublished solutions for recent earthquakes determined as part of the NEONOR (Neotectonics in Norway) project. Using the method of Gephart & Forsyth (1984), the 97 solutions on the Norwegian mainland and margin have been inverted with respect to primary stress directions, which on a regional basis and in the best possible way could satisfy the individual solutions. In doing this the Norwegian mainland ...
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