Surface rupturing earthquakes of the Greater Caucasus frontal thrusts, Azerbaijan

Here we present the results of the first paleoseismic study of the Kura fold-thrust belt in Azerbaijan based on field mapping, fault trenching, and Quaternary dating. Convergence at rates of ∼10 mm/yr between the Arabian and Eurasian Plates is largely accommodated by the Kura fold-thrust belt which...

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Main Authors: Pierce, I, Guliyev, I, Yetirmishli, G, Muradov, R, Kazimova, S, Javanshir, R, De Pascale, GP, Johnson, B, Marshall, N, Walker, R, Wordsworth, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 2024