Dextral Strike‐Slip and Normal Faulting During Middle Miocene Back‐Arc Extension and Westward Anatolia Extrusion in Central Greece

The present-day Aegean tectonic configuration is marked by the interplay between Hellenic slab rollback and Anatolian extrusion, explaining formation of extensional basins dextral strike-slip faults. We aim to constrain middle Miocene activity normal faults in Central Greece with structural analysis low-temperature data. show that onshore are controlled both NW-striking NE-striking E-striking developed during Plio-Quaternary inside pre-existing fault zones. Stress tensor calculations Miocene, compatible, confirming their coeval activity. In contrast, stress suggests an almost N-S radial extension, which not compatible Greece. Apatite fission-track data additionally local cooling near They also support a difference amount exhumation Cyclades, likely accommodated Pelagonian fault. propose co-existence associated extension related trench retreat E-W compression westward extrusion Anatolia. progressive curvature implies block rotation, fault, subsequent rotation. During Plio-Quaternary, change direction from NE-SW zones, defining oblique rift systems.