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The 2003 Bam (Iran) earthquake: Rupture of a blind strike-slip faultA magnitude 6.5 earthquake devastated the town of Bam in southeast Iran on 26 December 2003. Surface displacements and decorrelation effects, mapped using Envisat radar data, reveal that over 2 m of slip occurred at depth on a fault that had not previously been identified. It is common for earthquakes to occur on blind faults which, despite their name, usually produce long-term surface effects by which their existence may be recognised. However, in this case there is a complete absence of morphological features associated with the seismogenic fault that destroyed Bam.
Document ID
20060028502
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Talebian, M.
Fielding, E. J.
Funning, G. J.
Ghorashi, M.
Jackson, J.
Nazari, H.
Parsons, B.
Priestley, K.
Rosen, P. A.
Walker, R.
Wright, T. J.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 31
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
earthquakes blind faults Bam Envisat radar remote sensing

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