A review of the seismotectonics of the Makran Subduction Zone as a baseline for Tsunami Hazard Assessments

A review of the seismotectonics of the Makran Subduction Zone as a baseline for Tsunami Hazard Assessments

Abstract 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. It has a complicated tectonic setting as it is located at a triple junction with the Indian Pla...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mokhtari, Ahmad Ala Amjadi, Leila Mahshadnia, Mandana Rafizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Geoscience Letters
Subjects:
Makran
Tsunami
Oman Sea
Reflection data
Subduction zone
Tsunami Early Warring
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40562-019-0143-1

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