The 2011 Mw 7.1 Van (Eastern Turkey) earthquake

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1619-1637

  Elliott, J R ^a   Copley, A C ^b   Holley, R ^c   Scharer, K ^d   Parsons, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CGG   (France)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

active faulting; InSAR; remote sensing; seismic hazard; seismology; Van Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; AFTERSHOCK; BODY WAVE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; INTERFEROMETRY; PARAMETERIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

TURKEY; VAN;

EID: 84926231660     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50117     Document Type: Article

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