Seismotectonics of the East Mediterranean-Red Sea region / edited by Zakaria Hamimi, Károly Németh, Abdel-Rahman Fowler, Shoji Arai, José A. Peláez, Mostafa Toni, Rashad Sawires.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamimi, Zakaria.

Contributor:

Németh, Károly.

Fowler, Abdel-Rahman.

Arai, Shoji.

Peláez, José A.

Toni, Mostafa.

Sawires, Rashad.

Series:

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, 2522-8722

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology.

Geophysics.

Geotechnical engineering.

Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Geology.

Geophysics.

Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1126 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This volume is considered as a unique book outlining new advances in seismotectonic research of the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region (EMRSR). The dedicated chapters will outline the region in terms of tectonic segmentation, kinematics, and possible causes of it. It will provide state of art overview along-strike variations in geometry and behavior of faulting, jog characteristics of the active tectonic zones, analysis of earthquake clustering features, crustal deformation, constraining crustal velocity fields, relationship between strain rate and seismicity, paleoseismology, as well as global and regional seismicity. There will be specific topics within the book dedicated to the probabilistic seismic-hazard assessment of the EMRSR including its crustal stress field evolution and its implications for fault mechanics, earthquake source parameters and moment tensors, and description of double-coupled earthquake focal mechanism. Also, earthquake-induced deformational structures focusing on afterslip and spontaneous aseismic slip processes will provide a complete picture for the reader about this fascinating active region. Sections documenting the stress field variations and kinematics for diffuse microseismicity will also be developed. Other cutting edge research, such as progressive failure, spatiotemporal characteristics of seismicity that depends on accurate earthquake locations, as well as relationship of global distribution to earthquake-source geometry and tectonic origin provides up to date information within the EMRSR realm. The significance of the ambient noise level and site characterization specific to EMRSR and congruence and incongruence of active tectonic zones with normal plate kinematics will be shown in illustrative sections of this new book. The book also will explore the potential relationship of seismotectonics to sustainable development as a key societal aspect of seismotectonic research in an active convergent plate margin region such as the EMRSR.

Contents:

Introduction

From the assembly of Pangaea to the closure of Tethys ocean: a synthesis

Geologic and tectonic research in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region

Evolution of the Afro-Arabian Rift System in space and time

Interaction of the African, Arabian, Anatolian and Eurasian plates

The conjugate East and North Anatolian Faults and the westward movement of Anatolian Block

The Dead Sea Transform Fault System accommodating the left-lateral movement between the African and Arabian Plates

The Gulf of Aqaba, the southern part of the Dead Sea Fault: geometrical and kinematic approach

The Northern Red Sea-Gulf of Suez rift

The rifted continental margin systems in the Gulf of Aden

Paleoseismology in of the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region: analysis of historical and instrumental earthquake catalogs

Seismological aspects of the Mw 7.8, 6th February 2023, Turkey/Syria earthquake and its aftershocks: Causes and consequences

Seismotectonic frame of the East and North Anatolian Faults

Crustal and uppermost mantle velocity structures in the Red Sea region

Seismic tomography study beneath the East Mediterranean

Seismicity of the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Relation of earthquakes to volcanic activity in the Arabian Peninsula

Ambient noise for seismic site characterization in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region: examples from some selected cities

Path attenuation effect in selected countries of East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions

Source process and parameters for the major seismic events in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region

Determination of site effects along the western Red Sea coast using microtremor measurements

Magnitude estimation in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region’s networks: description and performance of seismic networks

Induced seismicity: causes and impact on the environment

Moment Tensor Inversion for large magnitude earthquakes in the East Mediterranean zone

Description and performanceof seismic networks in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region

Analysis of seismicity and an up-to-date seismicity study of Northern Red Sea Rift and Sinai subplate using updated earthquake data

Applications of the artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for earthquake monitoring and analysis

Seismic design and building codes in East Mediterranean/Red Sea countries

Updating seismotectonic and hazard maps for the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region

Stochastic simulation of earthquake ground motions for selected events and locations in the East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions

Site-dependent seismic hazard assessment for selected active zones in the East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions

Seismic risk analysis for selected mega-projects in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region

Determination of crustal movements using GPS and seismic data with emphasis on InSAR- and GNSS-Derived Seismic Hazard Models.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-80928-9

OCLC:

1545005779