کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6431164 | 1634944 | 2006 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Fault slip-rates and the recurrence interval between earthquakes can be determined from reliable dating of deformed sediments. We report optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages of alluvial gravels, fine-grained sediments and colluvial deposits associated with the Sabzevar thrust fault in northeastern Iran. Six samples of the late Quaternary deposits were dated by OSL using the single aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol. The OSL ages indicate deposition of alluvial gravels in the study region between â¼Â 30 and â¼Â 9-13 ka, followed by a period of fluvial incision which is ongoing at the present day. The alluvial deposits have been uplifted by â¼Â 9.5 m relative to the river level, indicating a Holocene slip-rate of â¼Â 1 mm/yr and a rate of convergence across the fault of 0.4-0.6 mm/yr assuming a maximum fault dip of 60°. The average interval between large earthquakes on the Sabzevar fault will be â¼Â 3000 years if the fault dips â¼Â 60°, and less if the fault dip is less. The last earthquake to destroy Sabzevar was in 1052 A.D.
Journal: Earth and Planetary Science Letters - Volume 245, Issues 3â4, 30 May 2006, Pages 673-684