Abstract
The rupture process of the 1999 Turkey earthquake is examined using both near‐field strong motion data and teleseismic body wave data. The derived source parameters are as follows: (strike, dip, slip) = (268°, 86°, 180°), nearly pure strike‐slip; the seismic moment, Mo = 1.7 × 1020 Nm (Mw = 7.4); the source duration = 20 sec; the fault length = 70 km; the fault width = 15 km. The rupture process is characterized by an asymmetric bilateral rupture propagation and smooth slip. It consists of two major fault segments, a rupture propagating to the west and a second rupture propagating to the east. The maximum dislocation and the maximum dislocation velocity are 6.3 m and 2.7 m/s, respectively, both found at the former segment. The average dislocation is about 4 m. The extent of the coseismic rupture suggests that a considerable part of the anticipated seismic gap remains unruptured.
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