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The seismogenic fault system of the 2017 Mw 7.3 Iran–Iraq earthquake: constraints from surface and subsurface data, cross-section balancing, and restoration
DISTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples,
Italy
Mariano Parente
DISTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples,
Italy
Francesco Puzone
DISTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples,
Italy
Amerigo Corradetti
DISTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples,
Italy
Gholamreza Gharabeigli
N.I.O.C., Tehran, Iran
Mehdi Valinejad
N.I.O.C., Tehran, Iran
Davoud Morsalnejad
N.I.O.C., Tehran, Iran
Stefano Mazzoli
DISTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples,
Italy
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Short summary
A balanced cross section across the hypocentre of the 2017 Iran–Iraq Mw 7.3 earthquake is presented. The structural style of the area is characterised by inversion tectonics with partial decoupling between the basement and the 10 km thick sedimentary cover. The main shock is located along a low-dipping lateral ramp of the Mountain Front Fault. The balanced cross section indicates that the Mountain Front Fault is the only fault where an Mw 7.3 earthquake may occur.
A balanced cross section across the hypocentre of the 2017 Iran–Iraq Mw 7.3 earthquake is...