Coulomb Stress Interactions and the 1999 Marmara Earthquakes

ZİYADİN ÇAKIR; AYKUT A. BARKA & EMRE EVREN

Makale detayları

Coulomb Stress Interactions and the 1999 Marmara Earthquakes

Yazarlar:

ZİYADİN ÇAKIR | AYKUT A. BARKA & EMRE EVREN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2003 Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.91-103

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2002

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000732857

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-619X

pISSN:

1300-0985

Özet:

 

The effects of previous earthquakes on the 1999 İzmit and Düzce earthquakes, the influence of the İzmit earthquake on the Düzce earthquake, and the seismic hazard in the Marmara region are investigated using Coulomb failure stress. Calculation of the Coulomb stress changes using the fault parameters deduced from the modelling of the coseismic Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) and GPS data shows that the İzmit earthquake occurred where the Coulomb stress was increased by the previous events. Despite the stress decrease on the Düzce Fault due to the events before 1999, the Düzce earthquake appears to have been triggered by the high increase in the static Coulomb stress transferred by the İzmit earthquake. The Düzce and the previous earthquakes increased the static stress in western and eastern Marmara by over 5 bars. Calculation of secular stress loading based on the modelling of interseismic GPS measurements shows that stress accumulation along the northern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone is 0.37 bars per year. Thus, a stress increase of 5 bars corresponds to an increase normally accumulated in 12-13 years by secular loading due to continuous plate motion. In other words, the previous earthquakes brought forward the next earthquake in the Sea of Marmara by 12 years. The faults in this region therefore pose a serious seismic hazard, particularly for İstanbul.

 

The effects of previous earthquakes on the 1999 İzmit and Düzce earthquakes, the influence of the İzmit earthquake on the Düzce earthquake, and the seismic hazard in the Marmara region are investigated using Coulomb failure stress. Calculation of the Coulomb stress changes using the fault parameters deduced from the modelling of the coseismic Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) and GPS data shows that the İzmit earthquake occurred where the Coulomb stress was increased by the previous events. Despite the stress decrease on the Düzce Fault due to the events before 1999, the Düzce earthquake appears to have been triggered by the high increase in the static Coulomb stress transferred by the İzmit earthquake. The Düzce and the previous earthquakes increased the static stress in western and eastern Marmara by over 5 bars. Calculation of secular stress loading based on the modelling of interseismic GPS measurements shows that stress accumulation along the northern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone is 0.37 bars per year. Thus, a stress increase of 5 bars corresponds to an increase normally accumulated in 12-13 years by secular loading due to continuous plate motion. In other words, the previous earthquakes brought forward the next earthquake in the Sea of Marmara by 12 years. The faults in this region therefore pose a serious seismic hazard, particularly for İstanbul.

Makale detayları

Coulomb Stress Interactions and the 1999 Marmara Earthquakes

Yazarlar: ZİYADİN ÇAKIR | AYKUT A. BARKA & EMRE EVREN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2003 Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.91-103

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2002

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000732857

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-619X

pISSN: 1300-0985

Sayı

Yazarlar:

ZİYADİN ÇAKIR | AYKUT A. BARKA & EMRE EVREN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2003 Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.91-103

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2002

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000732857

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-619X

pISSN:

1300-0985