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Co-seismic deformation during the M_w 7.3 Aqaba earthquake (1995) from ERS-SAR interferometry

Klinger, Yann and Michel, Rémi and Avouac, Jean-Philippe (2000) Co-seismic deformation during the M_w 7.3 Aqaba earthquake (1995) from ERS-SAR interferometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 27 (22). pp. 3651-3654. ISSN 0094-8276. doi:10.1029/1999GL008463. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120910-092913349

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Abstract

The M_w 7.3 1995 Aqaba earthquake is the largest instrumental earthquake along the Dead Sea Fault. We complement previous seismological studies by analyzing co‐seismic ground displacement from differential interferometry computed from ERS images spanning 3 different areas. They are compared with a synthetic model derived from seismological study. Only far‐field deformation related to the main sub‐event could be revealed because the near‐field area lies within the gulf. The interferometric data imply a 56 km long and 10 km wide fault segment, connecting the Elat Deep to the Aragonese Deep, which strikes N195°E and dips 65° to the west, with 2.1 m left‐lateral slip and a 15.5° rake indicating a slight normal component. The geodetic moment compares well with the seismic moment


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Avouac, Jean-Philippe0000-0002-3060-8442
Additional Information:© 2000 American Geophysical Union. Received 12 December 1999; accepted 15 September 2000. This study was completed partially at Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg URM 7516, France. ERS SAR images were provided by ESA under AO3.253. We thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful reviews.
Group:Seismological Laboratory, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
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DOI:10.1029/1999GL008463
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Official Citation:Klinger, Y., R. Michel, and J. Avouac (2000), Co‐seismic deformation during the Mw 7.3 Aqaba Earthquake (1995) from ERS‐SAR interferometry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(22), 3651–3654, doi:10.1029/1999GL008463.
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