Variation of Fault Creep Along the Overdue Istanbul‐Marmara Seismic Gap in NW Türkiye
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Abstract Strain energy from tectonic loading can be partly released through aseismic creep. Earthquake repeaters, repeatedly activated brittle fault patches surrounded by creep, indicate steady‐state creep that affects the amount of seismic available for next large earthquake along a plate contact. The offshore Main Marmara Fault (MMF) North Anatolian Zone represents gap capable generating M > 7 in direct vicinity to mega‐city Istanbul. Based on newly compiled seismicity catalog, we identify repeating earthquakes resolve spatial variability MMF during 15‐year period. We observe maximum repeaters indicating central and western segments tapering off toward locked onshore Ganos west, Princes Islands segment immediately south Istanbul east. This indicates high degree Istanbul‐Marmara gap.
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1944-8007', '0094-8276']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl101471