Geometry of co-seismic surface ruptures and tectonic meaning of the 23 October 2011 Mw 7.1 Van earthquake (East Anatolian Region, Turkey)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-114

  Doĝan, Bülent ^a   Karakaş, Ahmet ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

23 October 2011 Van earthquake; Left lateral strike slip fault; Pure compressional tectonic regime; Right lateral strike slip fault; Tensional ground cracks; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIONAL TECTONICS; CONTINENTAL BLOCKS; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; GROUND CRACKS; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; SURFACE DEFORMATION; SURFACE RUPTURES; THRUST FAULTS;

CRACKS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

TECTONICS;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRACK; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; GEOMETRY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 84870879512     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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