A Review of Tsunami Hazards in the Makran Subduction Zone [PDF]
Geosciences, 2020 The uncertain tsunamigenic potential of the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) has made it an interesting natural laboratory for tsunami-related studies. This study aims to review the recent activities on tsunami hazard in the Makran subduction zone with a ...
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Makran Subduction Zone: A Review and Synthesis
GeosciencesThis review synthesizes existing research to elucidate the factors driving the distinct tectonic behaviors in the western and eastern Makran subduction zone, focusing on seismic activity, uplift rate, convergence rate, coupling, and subduction angle. The
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Pleistocene Coastal Evolution in the Makran Subduction Zone [PDF]
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 Along the coast of the Makran subduction zone (SE Iran and SW Pakistan), active uplift combined with efficient erosion and vigorous sediment transport have led to marine terraces with unique morphology and sedimentology.
Raphaël Normand +2 more
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New Constraints for the On‐Shore Makran Subduction Zone Crustal Structure [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2022 AbstractThe Makran Subduction Zone is the primary seismic/tsunami hazard of the northwestern Indian Ocean, but little is known of its on‐shore seismic structure. We derived a shear wave velocity model extending to 100 km depth beneath a ∼400 km‐long seismic profile oriented parallel to the convergence vector of the Arabian Sea Plate.
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Thermal structure and megathrust seismogenic potential of the Makran subduction zone [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2013 The Makran subduction zone experienced a tsunamigenic Mw 8.1 earthquake in 1945 and recent, smaller earthquakes also suggest seismicity on the megathrust; however, its historical record is limited and hazard potential enigmatic. We have developed a 2‐D thermal model of the subduction zone.
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High interseismic coupling in the Eastern Makran (Pakistan) subduction zone [PDF]
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2015 Estimating the extent of interseismic coupling along subduction zone megathrusts is essential for quantitative assessments of seismic and tsunami hazards. Up to now, quantifying the seismogenic potential of the eastern Makran subduction zone at the northern edge of the Indian ocean has remained elusive due to a paucity of geodetic observations ...
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Holocene Sedimentary Record and Coastal Evolution in the Makran Subduction Zone (Iran) [PDF]
Quaternary, 2019 The western Makran coast displays evidence of surface uplift since at least the Late Pleistocene, but it remains uncertain whether this displacement is accommodated by creep on the subduction interface, or in a series of large earthquakes.
Raphaël Normand +4 more
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Dating and morpho-stratigraphy of uplifted marine terraces in the Makran subduction zone (Iran) [PDF]
Earth Surface Dynamics, 2019 The western part of the Makran subduction zone (Iran) is currently experiencing active surface uplift, as attested by the presence of emerged marine terraces along the coast.
R. Normand +5 more
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A review of the seismotectonics of the Makran Subduction Zone as a baseline for Tsunami Hazard Assessments [PDF]
Geoscience Letters, 2019 The Makran Accretionary Wedge (900 km across) is a consequence of northward subduction of the oceanic part of the Arabian Plate beneath the Lut and Afghan blocks in the northwestern Indian Ocean.
Mohammad Mokhtari +3 more
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Subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismicity in the Makran Subduction Zone
Earth and Planetary PhysicsThe dependence of the subduction regime on three-dimensional slab geometry poses a challenge for accurately estimating the evolving thermal structure of megathrusts globally.
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