The active structures of the Iranian Makran, especially presence normal faults, vary laterally in upper plate subduction zone, and their relationship with deep duplexes seamounts at depth remains unknown due to poor coverage data onshore. In this paper, we investigate between topographic slope using thermo-mechanical simulations. initial boundary conditions models, including basal heat flux con...

using global free air gravity and topography data, first we have calculated a bouguer anomaly (ba) map for iranian plateau and then computed the residual isostasy anomaly map under the airy-heiskannen assumption. the term residual is used as to reflect the assumption of local isostatic compensation in contrast to a regional isostatic compensation. the value with which the gravity effect of the ...

SUMMARY Makran subduction zone is very active with ∼38 mm yr−1 convergence rate and has experienced great earthquakes in the past. The latest earthquake of 1945 Mw 8.1 event also triggered a large tsunami led to ∼4000 casualties. However, due incomplete historical seismicity records poor modern instrumentation, mechanism, co-seismic slip characteristics remain unclear. On 2017 February 17, an 6...

Historic earthquake sequences on subduction zones that are similar to the Cascadia subduction zone are used to hypothesize the nature of shallow subduction earthquakes that might occur in the northwestern United States. Based on systematic comparisons of several physical characteristics, including physiography and seismicity, subduction zones that are deemed most similar to the Cascadia subduct...

Western Makran is one of the few subduction zones left with a largely unconstrained seismogenic potential. According to sparse GPS stations, accumulating some strain be released during future earthquakes. To enhance seismic hazard assessment, we here propose study finite deformation western accretionary wedge. Mechanical modelling used retrieve spatial variations frictional properties megathrus...