Resolving the slip-rate inconsistency of the northern Dead Sea fault

X Li, S Jónsson, S Liu, Z Ma, N Castro-Perdomo… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Reported fault slip rates, a key quantity for earthquake hazard and risk analyses, have been
inconsistent for the northern Dead Sea fault (DSF). Studies of offset geological and …

Present‐day motion of the Arabian Plate

R Viltres, S Jónsson, AO Alothman, S Liu, S Leroy… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present‐day motions in and around the Arabian plate involve a broad spectrum of
tectonic processes including plate subduction, continental collision, seafloor spreading …

A 220,000-year-long continuous large earthquake record on a slow-slip** plate boundary

Y Lu, N Wetzler, N Waldmann, A Agnon, GP Biasi… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Large earthquakes (magnitude≥ 7.0) are rare, especially along slow-slip** plate
boundaries. Lack of large earthquakes in the instrumental record enlarges uncertainty of the …

Present-day strain accumulations and fault kinematics at the Hatay Triple Junction using new geodetic constraints

A Özkan, HH Yavaşoğlu, F Masson - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Anatolian Fault (EAF), Cyprus Arc and Dead Sea Fault (DSF) intersect at
the Hatay Triple Junction (HTJ) in southern Turkey, which is a tectonically controversial zone …

Interseismic deformation from sentinel‐1 burst‐overlap interferometry: Application to the southern Dead Sea fault

X Li, S Jónsson, Y Cao - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data are increasingly being used
to map interseismic deformation with ascending and descending‐orbit observations …

Slip deficit and temporal clustering along the Dead Sea fault from paleoseismological investigations

M Lefevre, Y Klinger, M Al-Qaryouti, M Le Béon… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Temporal distribution of earthquakes is key to seismic hazard assessment. However, for
most fault systems shortness of large earthquake catalogues makes this assessment difficult …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of seismic sources and capable faults through hierarchic tectonic criteria: Implications for seismic hazard in the Levant

M Sharon, A Sagy, I Kurzon, S Marco… - Natural Hazards and …, 2020 - nhess.copernicus.org
We present a methodology for map** faults that constitute a potential hazard to structures,
with an emphasis on ground shake hazards and on surface rupture nearby critical facilities …

Spatial variations of slip and creep rates along the southern and central Dead Sea Fault and the Carmel–Gilboa Fault System

Y Hamiel, O Piatibratova - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Crustal deformation and seismic activity in the Levant is mainly related to the interplate Dead
Sea Fault (DSF) and the intraplate Carmel–Gilboa Fault System (CGFS). In this study, we …

Fragmentation of the Sinai Plate indicated by spatial variation in present-day slip rate along the Dead Sea Fault System

F Gomez, WJ Cochran, R Yassminh… - Geophysical Journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY A comprehensive GPS velocity field along the Dead Sea Fault System (DSFS)
provides new constraints on along-strike variations of near-transform crustal deformation …

Seismotectonic map of the Sinai triple junction

M Hamada, H Gaber, M Saleh, H Badreldin… - Journal of African Earth …, 2025 - Elsevier
The geodynamic evolution of the Sinai Triple Junction, a highly deformed and seismically
active area, is controlled by the Red Sea rift, Gulf of Suez and Aqaba-Dead Sea …