Published January 1, 2013
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Kinematic study at the junction of the East Anatolian fault and the Dead Sea fault from GPS measurements
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- 1. Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPGS, Strasbourg, France
- 2. Istanbul Tech Univ, Dept Geol, Istanbul, Turkey
- 3. NEC Syrian Natl Earthquake Ctr, Damascus, Syria
- 4. Istanbul Tech Univ, Dept Geomat, Istanbul, Turkey
- 5. Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Dept Geol, Eskisehir, France
- 6. Marmara Res Ctr, TUBITAK, Gebze, Turkey
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The Hatay Triple Junction (HTJ) is a tectonically complex area located at the intersection between the left-lateral East Anatolian fault (EAF), the Cyprus subduction arc and the left-lateral Dead Sea fault (DSF) which is a transform boundary between the Arabian and Sinai plates as they converge toward Eurasia. Previous GPS studies indicate a left-lateral strike-slip rate across the DSF varying from 5 mm/yr (along the southern part) to 2 mm/yr (along the northern part) (Alchalbi et al., 2010; Gomez et al., 2007; Le Beon et al., 2008; Mahmoud et al., 2005; Al-Tarazi et al., 2011). In contrast, the EAF has a roughly constant velocity along strike estimated at 9.7 + 0.9 mm/yr (Reilinger et al., 2006). The HTJ contains several well-identified active fault segments (DSF, EAF, Osmaniye fault, Karasu fault, Latakia fault, Jisr-al-shuggur fault, Idleb fault and Afrin fault) (Meghraoui et al., 2011), the fault-slip rates for which are poorly constrained.
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