Regional Moment Tensor Inversion for Earthquakes in Turkey and Its Surroundings: 2008–2015

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Research Article| August 03, 2016 Regional Moment Tensor Inversion for Earthquakes in Turkey and Its Surroundings: 2008–2015 Musavver Didem Cambaz; Musavver Didem Cambaz aBoğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 34684 Çengelköy, Istanbul, [e-mail]@boun.edu.tr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ahu Kömeç Mutlu Ahu Kömeç Mutlu aBoğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 34684 Çengelköy, Istanbul, [e-mail]@boun.edu.tr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Musavver Didem Cambaz aBoğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 34684 Çengelköy, Istanbul, [e-mail]@boun.edu.tr Ahu Kömeç Mutlu aBoğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 34684 Çengelköy, Istanbul, [e-mail]@boun.edu.tr Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2016 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2016) 87 (5): 1082–1090. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150276 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Musavver Didem Cambaz, Ahu Kömeç Mutlu; Regional Moment Tensor Inversion for Earthquakes in Turkey and Its Surroundings: 2008–2015. Seismological Research Letters 2016;; 87 (5): 1082–1090. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150276 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT Turkey and its surrounding regions are tectonically active and have high‐seismicity rates. The seismicity in the region is observed by the national networks of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) and the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Earthquake Department (AFAD). The quality and quantity of seismic stations improved significantly after the 17 August 1999 Mw 7.4 İzmit earthquake. In the meantime, a number of focal mechanism catalogs were produced, covering different time periods. However, a homogeneous long‐term catalog of moment tensor (MT) solutions with increased data amount and quality was not available for the region. In this article, we perform a systematic MT inversion of 133 M≥4.5 earthquakes within Turkey between 2008 and 2015, using the dense seismic networks of KOERI and AFAD. The use of combined networks and site‐specific velocity models for the computation of MT inversion results in high‐quality solutions of focal mechanisms. This homogeneous focal mechanism catalog provides important new information on the seismotectonics in this region. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.