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Complex rupture dynamics on an immature fault during the 2020 Mw 6.8 Elazig earthquake, Turkey

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COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-020-00038-x

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  1. Czech Science Foundation [18-06716J]
  2. DFG [GA 2465/2-1]
  3. HELPOS Project Hellenic Plate Observing System [MIS 5002697]

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Physical laws governing friction on shallow faults in the Earth and spatial heterogeneity of parameters are critical to our understanding of earthquake physics and the assessment of earthquake hazards. Here we use a laboratory-derived fault-friction law and high-quality strong-motion seismic recordings of the 2020 Elazig earthquake, Turkey, to reveal the complex rupture dynamics. We discover an initial Mw 5.8 rupture stage and explain how cascading behavior of the event, involving at least three episodes, each of M > 6, caused it to evolve into a large earthquake, contrarily to other M5+ events on this part of the East Anatolian Fault. Although the dynamic stress transfer during the rupture did not overcome the strength of the uppermost similar to 5 kilometers, surface ruptures during future earthquakes cannot be ruled out. We foresee that future, routine dynamic inversions will improve understanding of earthquake rupture parameters, an essential component of modern, physics-based earthquake hazard assessment.

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