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Article Dans Une Revue Geophysical Journal International Année : 2022

Interseismic deformation in the Gulf of Aqaba from GPS measurements

Yann Klinger
Shaozhuo Liu
Maher Dhahry
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Rémi Matrau
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Abdulaziz Alothman
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Hani Zahran
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Robert Reilinger
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P Martin Mai

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SUMMARY Although the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system has been extensively studied in the past, little has been known about the present-day kinematics of its southernmost portion that is offshore in the Gulf of Aqaba. Here, we present a new GPS velocity field based on three surveys conducted between 2015 and 2019 at 30 campaign sites, complemented by 11 permanent stations operating near the gulf coast. Interseismic models of strain accumulation indicate a slip rate of $4.9^{+0.9}_{-0.6}~\mathrm{ mm}\,\mathrm{ yr}^{-1}$ and a locking depth of $6.8^{+3.5}_{-3.1}~\mathrm{ km}$ in the gulf’s northern region. Our results further indicate an apparent reduction of the locking depth from the inland portion of the DST towards its southern junction with the Red Sea rift. Our modelling results reveal a small systematic left-lateral residual motion that we postulate is caused by, at least in part, late post-seismic transient motion from the 1995 MW 7.2 Nuweiba earthquake. Estimates of the moment accumulation rate on the main faults in the gulf, other than the one that ruptured in 1995, suggest that they might be near the end of their current interseismic period, implying elevated seismic hazard in the gulf area.
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hal-03475079 , version 1 (11-12-2021)

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Nicolás Castro-Perdomo, Renier Viltres, Frédéric Masson, Yann Klinger, Shaozhuo Liu, et al.. Interseismic deformation in the Gulf of Aqaba from GPS measurements. Geophysical Journal International, 2022, 228 (1), pp.477-492. ⟨10.1093/gji/ggab353⟩. ⟨hal-03475079⟩
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