Relative tectonic activity assessment and kinematic analysis of the North Bozgush fault Zone, NW Iran

Saber R., Caglayan A., IŞIK V.

JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES, cilt.164, ss.219-236, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 164
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2018.06.023
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-236
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Active tectonic, Geomorphic indices, Fault zone, Bozgush Mountains, Iran, ARABIA-EURASIA COLLISION, TRIPLE JUNCTION REGION, SOUTH CASPIAN BASIN, EASTERN TURKEY, LANDSCAPE RESPONSE, GPS MEASUREMENTS, STREAM-GRADIENT, MIDDLE-EAST, DEFORMATION, EVOLUTION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

NW Iran is among the most interesting and complex areas within Arabian-Eurasia collision zone. Historical and instrumental earthquake records in this region indicate that active faults have the potential to produce serious seismic hazards in the future. The North Bozgush Fault Zone, an anastomosing fault zone, consists of several parallel and sub-parallel faults which have developed in a right lateral strike-slip system with a reverse component. Our structural analysis shows that faulting occurs along a strong dominant compressional strike-slip regime and is predominantly related to NW-SE shortening along the zone.