The complex dynamics of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, Mw 7.8-7.7 earthquake doublet

Z Jia, Z Jin, M Marchandon, T Ulrich, AA Gabriel, W Fan… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The destructive 2023 moment magnitude (M w) 7.8-7.7 earthquake doublet ruptured multiple
segments of the East Anatolian Fault system in Turkey. We integrated multiscale seismic and …

Complex multi-fault rupture and triggering during the 2023 earthquake doublet in southeastern Türkiye

C Liu, T Lay, R Wang, T Taymaz, Z Xie, X Xiong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Two major earthquakes (MW 7.8 and MW 7.7) ruptured left-lateral strike-slip faults
of the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ) on February 6, 2023, causing> 59,000 fatalities …

Geometric controls on cascading rupture of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake doublet

Y Zhang, X Tang, D Liu, T Taymaz, T Eken, R Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
How fault geometry controls the rupture propagation and segmentation of a strike-slip event
is an open question. Deciphering the relationship between the geometric fault complexity …

Dynamic Rupture Process of the 2023 Mw 7.8 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake (SE Türkiye): Variable Rupture Speed and Implications for Seismic Hazard

Z Wang, W Zhang, T Taymaz, Z He… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We considered various non‐uniformities such as branch faults, rotation of stress field
directions, and changes in tectonic environments to simulate the dynamic rupture process of …

The overall-subshear and multi-segment rupture of the 2023 Mw7. 8 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey earthquake in millennia supercycle

L Xu, S Mohanna, L Meng, C Ji, JP Ampuero… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract On February 6, 2023, an Mw7. 8 earthquake hit the East Anatolian Fault (EAF) and
Narlı Fault (NF), followed by an Mw7. 5 event on the Sürgü Fault. We combine multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary documentation of coseismic ground failure triggered by the February 6, 2023 Türkiye earthquake sequence

T Görüm, H Tanyas, F Karabacak, A Yılmaz, S Girgin… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence occurred on February 6, 2023. Two
main events, M w 7.8 and M w 7.5 occurred 9 hours apart, affected 11 cities in Turkey, and …

The 2023 Southeast Türkiye seismic sequence: rupture of a complex fault network

GM Petersen, P Büyükakpinar… - The Seismic …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
On 6 February 2023, southeastern Türkiye experienced two M w 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes.
The earthquake sequence caused widespread damage and tens of thousands of casualties …

Supershear triggering and cascading fault ruptures of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquake doublet

C Ren, Z Wang, T Taymaz, N Hu, H Luo, Z Zhao, H Yue… - Science, 2024 - science.org
On 6 February 2023, two large earthquakes (moment magnitude 7.8 and 7.6) shocked a vast
area of southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria, leading to heavy casualties and economic …

Long-period directivity pulses of strong ground motion during the 2023 Mw7. 8 Kahramanmaraş earthquake

F Čejka, J Zahradník, F Turhan, E Sokos… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Damages due to large earthquakes are influenced by broadband source effects that remain
enigmatic. Here we develop a broadband (0–10 Hz) source model of the disastrous 2023 …

Investigating the structural damage in Hatay province after Kahramanmaraş-Türkiye earthquake sequences

E Altunsu, O Güneş, S Öztürk, S Sorosh, A Sarı… - Engineering Failure …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract On February 6, 2023, two heavy earthquakes with moment magnitudes (MW) of 7.7
and 7.6 hit the Kahramanmaraş region in southeast Türkiye. Aftershocks of moment …