Structural expression of the frontal thrust of an active fold-and-thrust belt: The Holocene 123-km-long Kur fault, Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105085" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105085</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Structural expression of the frontal thrust of an active fold-and-thrust belt: The Holocene 123-km-long Kur fault, Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Here we present the main features of the frontal structure, known as Kur Fault, of the Plio-Quaternary Kura fold-and-thrust belt in the Greater Caucasus (Azerbaijan). The Kur Fault has been analysed thanks to geological-structural and geomorphological surveys of its whole length, integrated by a relocation of instrumental seismicity, data on historical seismicity, new focal mechanism solutions, and ambient vibration measurements across the fault trace. The in-depth study of the frontal structure can: i) provide insights into the shallow propagation of a regional reverse fault, ii) contribute to a better understanding of the earlier stage of development of a young continent-continent collision, and iii) have implications for seismic hazard assessment because the area is seismically active and hosts the most important infrastructure for energy production in the country. The results show that the fault deforms the surface for a total length of 123 km. The shallow expression is given by four main scarp segments, with a right-stepping arrangement, which have different structural significance; they are represented by an alternation of fault-propagation folds, folds with offset frontal limbs, and shallow faulting. Analyses of the age of deformed deposits and landforms suggest activity from Mid-Late Miocene times to the Holocene. The fault attitude and pure reverse kinematics are coherent with the Holocene and present-day state of stress, characterized by a N–S to NNE-SSW horizontal σ1, suggesting the capability for seismic reactivation. Calculation of potential Mw indicates values in the range 7.5–7.9 if we consider its entire fault length, 6.1–7.2 if we consider the single segments.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Structural expression of the frontal thrust of an active fold-and-thrust belt: The Holocene 123-km-long Kur fault, Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan

Popis výsledku anglicky

Here we present the main features of the frontal structure, known as Kur Fault, of the Plio-Quaternary Kura fold-and-thrust belt in the Greater Caucasus (Azerbaijan). The Kur Fault has been analysed thanks to geological-structural and geomorphological surveys of its whole length, integrated by a relocation of instrumental seismicity, data on historical seismicity, new focal mechanism solutions, and ambient vibration measurements across the fault trace. The in-depth study of the frontal structure can: i) provide insights into the shallow propagation of a regional reverse fault, ii) contribute to a better understanding of the earlier stage of development of a young continent-continent collision, and iii) have implications for seismic hazard assessment because the area is seismically active and hosts the most important infrastructure for energy production in the country. The results show that the fault deforms the surface for a total length of 123 km. The shallow expression is given by four main scarp segments, with a right-stepping arrangement, which have different structural significance; they are represented by an alternation of fault-propagation folds, folds with offset frontal limbs, and shallow faulting. Analyses of the age of deformed deposits and landforms suggest activity from Mid-Late Miocene times to the Holocene. The fault attitude and pure reverse kinematics are coherent with the Holocene and present-day state of stress, characterized by a N–S to NNE-SSW horizontal σ1, suggesting the capability for seismic reactivation. Calculation of potential Mw indicates values in the range 7.5–7.9 if we consider its entire fault length, 6.1–7.2 if we consider the single segments.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10508 - Physical geography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Structural Geology

ISSN

0191-8141

e-ISSN

1873-1201

Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

March 2024

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001200311100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85185405361