Slip distribution and stress changes associated with the 1999 November 12, Düzce (Turkey) earthquake (Mw= 7.1)

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Coseismic Slip Distribution, Coulomb Stress Change, The 1999 Düzce Earthquake

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The 1999 November 12 Düzce earthquake (Mw= 7.1) was apparently the eastward extension of the August 17, İzmit earthquake (Mw= 7.4). The Düzce event caused heavy damage and fatalities in the cities of Düzce and Bolu. Here a finite-fault inversion method with five discrete time windows is applied to derive the co-seismic slip distribution of the Düzce earthquake. The fault plane is best modelled as a 40 × 20 km2 plane, with a strike of 262° and a dip of 65° to the north, and that the majority of slip occurred in two distinct patches on either side of the hypocentre, implying bilateral rupture. The possible triggering of this event by the İzmit earthquake is investigated using Coulomb stress modelling of all large events since 1943 with the inclusion of secular loading. The results show that although the Düzce rupture plane was in a stress shadow prior to the İzmit earthquake, that event caused a significant Coulomb stress load, taking the Düzce fault out of the stress shadow, which probably precipitated failure. A comparison of the mapped Coulomb stress change with the inferred slip shows no correlation between the two. Finally, the stress modelling indicates that the northern branch of the North Anatolian fault zone, beneath the Sea of Marmara towards the city of İstanbul, is presently the most highly loaded segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone.

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