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Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-1-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-1-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
06 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2026

Seismic anisotropy under Zagros foreland from SKS splitting observations

Khalil Motaghi, Ayoub Kaviani, Wathiq Abdulnaby, Hanan Mahdi, and Haydar Al-Shukri

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We present SK[K]S splitting measurements from 18 new seismic stations in the Zagros foreland, primarily in Iraq, offering novel insights into mantle flow and lithospheric deformation related to both ongoing and past tectonic processes. Results show two distinct anisotropic patterns: NE-SW orientation in northern Iraq, aligning with large-scale mantle flow, and NW-SE orientation in the Mesopotamian Plain and Persian Gulf, likely reflecting lithospheric remnants of past rifting. 
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