The sharp turn: Backward rupture branching during the 2023 Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye) earthquake
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the 2023 Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye) earthquake started on a splay fault, then branched bilaterally onto the nearby East Anatolian Fault (EAF). This rupture pattern includes one feature previously deemed implausible, called backward rupture branching: rup...
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| Language: | English |
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McGill University
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Seismica |
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| Online Access: | https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/1083 |