Active faulting within a megacity: the geometry and slip rate of the Pardisan thrust in central Tehran, Iran

Tehran, the capital city of Iran with a population of over 12 million, is one of the largest urban centres within the seismically active Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt. Although several historic earthquakes have affected Tehran, their relation to individual faults is ambiguous for most. This ambigui...

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Main Authors: Talebian, M, Copley, A, Fattahi, M, Ghoraishi, M, Jackson, J, Nazari, H, Sloan, R, Walker, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2016