TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Surface deformations of the 6 February 2023 earthquake sequence, eastern Türkiye
JO  - Science
A1  - Meng, Jiannan
A1  - Kusky, Timothy
A1  - Mooney, Walter D.
A1  - Bozkurt, Erdin
A1  - Bodur, Mehmet Nuri
A1  - Wang, Lu
SP  - 298
EP  - 305
VL  - 383
IS  - 6680
N2  - Two powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye on 6 February 2023. The initial rupture was on the Dead Sea fault zone, yet maximum displacements and energy release [moment magnitude (M(w)) 7.8] occurred 24 seconds later when rupture transferred to the East Anatolian fault zone (EAFZ). More than 7 hours later, a M(w) 4.5 aftershock at the junction of the EAFZ with the east-west striking Çardak-Sürgü fault was followed 86 minutes later by the second large (M(w) 7.5) earthquake, suggesting a causal relationship. We provide quantitative ground and aerial documentation of surface offsets and kinematics from the slipped faults, providing important data on surface deformation during large continental strike-slip earthquakes, rupture propagation mechanisms, and how slip may be transferred between complex fault systems. We also provide insight into how slip along linked fault systems accommodates global plate motions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adj3770
ID  - ref1
ER  -