Source Characteristics of the January 8, 2013 (Mw = 5.7) and May 24, 2014 (Mw = 6.8) North Aegean Earthquakes Sequence

TitleSource Characteristics of the January 8, 2013 (Mw = 5.7) and May 24, 2014 (Mw = 6.8) North Aegean Earthquakes Sequence
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsKalafat, D, Kekovalı, K, Pınar, A
Book TitleSpringer Natural Hazards: Moment Tensor Solutions
Pagination339 - 376
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
CityCham
ISBN Number978-3-319-77358-2
ISBN2365-0656
Abstract

The Aegean Sea, is one of the most seismically active areas of the Eastern Mediterranean region (Fig. 1). Generally, North Aegean Sea region has been tectonically developed after the collision of Arabian plate with the Eurasian in the Late Miocene time and the subsequent westward escape of the Anatolian Plate relative to the Eurasian Plate, during the Early Pliocene.
URLhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-77359-9_16
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-77359-910.1007/978-3-319-77359-9_16