Seismic values are the main parameters in evaluating the neotectonic activity of a region. In August 11, 2011, two Mb=6.4 and Mb=6.3 earthquakes occurred in Ahar-Varzaghan region within 11 minutes. Seismotectonic investigations imply that the faults generating the events are the young faults of the regions. Also, distribution of the epicenters represent a pattern consistent with the fault trends in the area. Temporal and spatial distribution of the earthquakes (fractal analysis) as earthquake pre-indicators together with a-b values were used toassessthe neotectonic activity and explore the seismic model of the Ahar area. Results showa sharp decrease in b-value,indicating that the main shock was associated with a zone of high strain rate. The seismic model presented for the Ahar area illustrates three periods after the main shock including: 1) an early quiescence Q1, 2) an aftershock period B, and 3) a late quiescence Q2. The rather increase in b-value during the Q2period is interpreted to indicate stress decrease in the region.
Alizadeh,A. and Safari,R. (2015). a-bValues for the Ahar-Varzaghan Earthquake, Northwestern Iran. Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24(95), 155-160. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42002
MLA
Alizadeh,A. , and Safari,R. . "a-bValues for the Ahar-Varzaghan Earthquake, Northwestern Iran", Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24, 95, 2015, 155-160. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42002
HARVARD
Alizadeh A., Safari R. (2015). 'a-bValues for the Ahar-Varzaghan Earthquake, Northwestern Iran', Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24(95), pp. 155-160. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42002
CHICAGO
A. Alizadeh and R. Safari, "a-bValues for the Ahar-Varzaghan Earthquake, Northwestern Iran," Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24 95 (2015): 155-160, doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42002
VANCOUVER
Alizadeh A., Safari R. a-bValues for the Ahar-Varzaghan Earthquake, Northwestern Iran. Geoscience, 2015; 24(95): 155-160. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42002