## 4 Discussion
This may be attributed to the availability of longer time series. Both stations exhibit very similar dynamics in both velocity and direction, which also occur with LAGO or HUEL, although with lower magnitude. However, at SFER, the displacement is comparable to that observed at other stations in the Strait of Gibraltar and North Africa. LIJA may be highlighting part of the boundary of the diffuse convergence zone between the EURA and NUBIAs which could cross along the Guadalquivir Basin. No further details will be provided on the results from the eastern Betics as the ROA only has the LOJA station in Granada. The aim was simply to corroborate previous results and the already analyzed behavior of this station by extending the time series for LOJA and ALBO, as well as MALA and ALME, for the study of the region. This area is under continuous analysis due to its high interest, given its constant tectonic and seismic activity. Figure 7: Overview of the confluence zone of North Africa and the southern Iberian Peninsula. The velocities with respect to EURA (scale 5 mm/year) of continuous and episodic stations used for the study are plotted. Stations included in the study are plotted in black, red [4], and green [10; 18] triangles. As our data align with previous findings, we will reference various studies as benchmarks for understanding its behavior. Refs. [16; 17; 54] present the recent behavior of NE-SW in the middle of the Betic Cordillera, verifying the results. Further south, as observed in the Campo de Dalias [11], a geological and geophysical comparison of active tectonic structures reveals a region affected by continuous deformation, which includes NNW-SSE convergence accommodated by ENE-WSW folds and orthogonal ENE-WSW extension accommodated by normal faults (with the Balanegra Fault standing out, showing a surface displacement of up to 1 mm/yr). This aligns perfectly with the results interpreted in this study, although it is true that the accommodation of the deformations is more interpretable as a NE-SW extension, as shown in Figure 5.  
Another area of special interest is the Strait of Gibraltar. Several studies corroborate the presence of faults in this area, particularly to the west at Punta Camarinal [55; 56]. When observing the relative velocities at the SFER, TARI, CEUD, and other stations in North Africa near the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bay of Cadiz, it is difficult to appreciate that these faults remain active. At first glance, it appears that the stations exhibit similar behavior, suggesting that the movement between both continents is quite stable and raising the possibility that this area is part of the same current tectonic domain, underlining that the plate boundary does not cross through the Gibraltar Strait. Focusing now on South Iberia and North Africa, the first observation is that the stations in the southern Iberian Peninsula (SFER, TARI, and ALJI) exhibit similar behavior to those in North Africa (CEUD, PVLZ, ALHU, and CHAF), as well as the Alboran Island IGN station (ALBO). These could be part of the same tectonic domain, as indicated in [4; 13]. However, it is noted that MELI shows a more northward trend, resembling TAZA. A lack of stations between RABT and CEUD is noted, which would enable a better understanding of the behavior between the Rif region and the western Moroccan Meseta. It is possible that these two stations are connected by the North-Middle-Atlas Fault, which could explain the similar behavior, as observed in [12], by extending the fault line of the Middle Atlas. At this point, it is important to highlight the possibility of an active compression zone between Alboran Island and Melilla that had not been previously detected. This has also been verified through the redundancy of ROA-IGN stations. Another peculiarity is the difference in the magnitude of the deformation velocity at the Alhucemas Rock (ALHU), which could aid in understanding the expansion of the Nekor Basin [24] with episodic campaigns in [19], as well as the geophysical and geological studies in [57].