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This discussion is focused on three aspects of the paper published by Lafuente et al. (Int J Earth Sci, doi:10.1007/s00531-010-0542-1, 2010) on Concud Fault, constitute the fundamental basis to assess the seismic potential of this capable structure: (1) A slip rate estimated for the Concud Fault based on an erroneous displacement value and a questionable correlation, obviating previously published datings, markedly different to those used by the authors. The wrong displacement value introduces an error of more than 25% in the calculated Quaternary slip rate. (2) A new paleoseismological interpretation of the outcrop of Condud Fault at Los Baños, adding two improperly justified paleoearthquakes to the four events previously inferred. (3) The attribution of faults affecting a young terrace to the most recent recorded earthquake on Concud Fault, ruling out implicitly the likely option of a gravitational origin for them, either landsliding or subsidence due to evaporite dissolution.
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Gutiérrez, F., Lucha, P., Guerrero, J. et al. Discussion on the article “Paleoseismological analysis of an intraplate extensional structure: the Concud fault (Iberian Chain, Eastern Spain)” by P. Lafuente, L. E. Arlegui, C. L. Liesa, and J. L. Simón (Int J Earth Sci). Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 101, 579–585 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-011-0660-4
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