This study is to compare, analyze and examine the seismotectonic relationship of the change between dynamic properties of the interior of the upper crust such as crust height and crust pressure that belong to different tectonic regimes of the upper crust and the horizontal coda attenuation (Q). The whole study area was divided into four tectonic blocks according to the distributions of the earthquakes and the place of the fault segments. These four horizontal local coda absorption variations have been used to provide a significant and quantitative source of information about the seismotectonics of the fault systems. The coda quality factor, Qc, was estimated using the single scattering model. The estimated Q C values for the four regions ranged from 79f0.91 to 93f0.95, highlighting the regional differences in the tectonic activity of the crust. The mean Q C value calculated was Q T = 97f0.93. The frequency dependency values range between 0.68 and 1.1 in the study area. The highest Q C values were determined in two stations in the north area while the lowest Q C values were observed in two stations in the south of the study area. The highest frequency values were obtained in the southern region, while the lowest frequency values were obtained in the northern area. In this study, two different attenuation areas were distinguished, which agrees with the geotectonic characteristics of Eastern Anatolia from north to south.
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