Converted seismic wave investigation in the Gulf of Corinth from local earthquakes

We propose a procedure for the detection of converted phases in seismograms between the P- and S-arrivals. This procedure has been successfully applied to waveforms of different stations from the 1991 passive experiment around the Aigion area (Greece). Three major converted phases have been detected at two stations on the northern Gulf of Corinth. The first phase has been interpreted as a P-to-S transmitted wave occurring at an interface located at a depth of 3 km in the northern part of the Psaromita Peninsula. The two later phases that have a more complex polarisation might come from deeper interfaces. To cite this article: D. Latorre et al., C. R. Geoscience 336 (2004).