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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Geotectonics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Geotectonics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Геотектоника</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0016-853X</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">3034-4972</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">The Russian Academy of Sciences</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">660406</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31857/S0016853X24030054</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">FGERZL</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Geological position, structural manifestations of the Elbistan earthquake and tectonic comparison of two strongest seismic events 06.02.2023 in Eastern Türkiye</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Геологическая позиция, структурные проявления Эльбистанского землетрясения и тектоническое сравнение двух сильнейших сейсмических событий 06.02.2023 г. в Восточной Турции</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Trikhunkov</surname><given-names>Ya. I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Трихунков</surname><given-names>Я. И.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ҫelik</surname><given-names>H.</given-names></name><address><country country="TR">Turkey</country></address><bio><p>Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering</p></bio><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Lomov</surname><given-names>V. S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ломов</surname><given-names>В. С.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Trifonov</surname><given-names>V. G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Трифонов</surname><given-names>В. Г.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bachmanov</surname><given-names>D. M.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бачманов</surname><given-names>Д. М.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Karginoglu</surname><given-names>Y.</given-names></name><address><country country="TR">Turkey</country></address><bio><p>Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering</p></bio><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sokolov</surname><given-names>S. Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Соколов</surname><given-names>С. Ю.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>jarsun@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Геологический институт РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff id="aff2"><institution>Firat University</institution></aff><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">aGeological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Геологический институт РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><fpage>108</fpage><lpage>126</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-02-22"><day>22</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Российская академия наук</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Российская академия наук</copyright-holder></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/0016-853X/article/view/660406">https://journals.eco-vector.com/0016-853X/article/view/660406</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The Elbistan (Ҫardak) earthquake with magnitude <italic>M</italic><sub>w </sub>= 7.5 or 7.6 happened in Eastern Anatolia on 06.02.2023 at 10:24 UTC, following the strongest in the region of East Anatolian (Pazarçik) earthquake with <italic>M</italic><sub>w </sub>= 7.8 which occurred on the same day at 1:17 UTC to the south of the region. The Elbistan earthquake activated adjacent segments of the Ҫardak and Uluova faults with Quaternary left-lateral strike-slip displacements. The resulting seismic ruptures have a total length of 190 km, of which 148 km are represented by sinistral lateral slip. Their maximum amplitude of 7.84 m was recorded 8 km east of the epicenter. The strike-slip seismic ruptures of the Elbistan and East Anatolian earthquakes represent exposure of their focal zones on the land surface. Both earthquakes exceed average values of these parameters for continental earthquakes of strike-slip type in terms of focal zone sizes and amplitudes of seismic displacements. At the same time, both sources do not propagate deeper than the upper part of the crust (16–20 km).</p> <p>Ophiolite complexes covering the same depths are widely spread in the area of focal zones of both earthquakes. Two maxima were found in the distribution of seismic strike-slip displacement along the epicentral zone of the Elbistan earthquake (i) amplitudes of 5.7–7.84 m in the Ҫardak fault zone and (ii) amplitudes of 3.5–5.1 m in the Uluova fault zone. Both maxima coincide to the areas of ophiolites or their contacts with basement rocks. In crystalline basement rocks, the sinistral strike-slip amplitudes are significantly reduced. We attribute the increased values of focal zone sizes and displacement amplitudes of both earthquakes to the rheological features of ophiolites, which increase a possibility of slip of rocks during seismic movements. We explain the fact that the sources of both earthquakes cover only the upper part of the crust, by the uplift of the top of rocks with reduced <italic>P</italic>-wave velocities, including the upper mantle and the lower part of the crust and interpreted as heated rocks with reduced strength.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Эльбистанское (Чардакское) землетрясение с магнитудой <italic>M</italic><sub>w </sub>= 7.5 произошло в Восточной Анатолии 06.02.2023 г. в 10:24 UTC и последовало за сильнейшим в регионе Восточно-Анатолийским (Пазарджикским) землетрясением с магнитудой <italic>M</italic><sub>w </sub>= 7.8, случившимся в тот же день в 1:17 UTC немного южнее. При Эльбистанском землетрясении активизировались смежные сегменты разломов Чардак и Улуова с четвертичными левосдвиговыми смещениями. Возникшие сейсмогенные разрывы имеют общую протяженность 190 км, из которых на 148 км проявились левые сдвиги. Их максимальная амплитуда – 7.84 м зафиксирована в 8-ми км восточнее эпицентра. Сейсмогенные сдвиги Эльбистанского и Восточно-Анатолийского землетрясений представляют выходы их очагов на земную поверхность. По размерам очаговых зон и амплитудам сейсмогенных смещений оба землетрясения превосходят средние значения этих параметров континентальных землетрясений сдвигового типа. При этом оба очага не распространяются глубже верхней части земной коры (16–20 км).</p> <p>В районе очаговых зон обоих землетрясений широко распространены офиолитовые комплексы, охватывающие сходные глубины. В распределении сейсмогенных сдвиговых смещений вдоль очаговой зоны Эльбистанского землетрясения обнаружены два максимума – в зоне разлома Чардак с амплитудами смещений 5.7–7.84 м и в зоне разлома Улуова с амплитудами смещений 3.5–5.1 м. Оба максимума приурочены к областям распространения офиолитов или к их контактам с породами фундамента. В кристаллических породах фундамента амплитуда сдвига существенно снижается. Мы объясняем повышенные размеры очаговых зон и амплитуд смещений обоих землетрясений с реологическими особенностями офиолитов, повышающими возможность скольжения горных пород при сейсмических подвижках. Тот факт, что очаги обоих землетрясений охватывают только верхнюю часть земной коры, обусловлен подъемом кровли пород с пониженными скоростями <italic>Р</italic>-волн, охватывающих верхнюю мантию и нижнюю часть земной коры и интерпретируемых как разогретые породы с пониженной прочностью.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Elbistan earthquake</kwd><kwd>Eastern Anatolian earthquake</kwd><kwd>Ҫardak and Uluova active fault zones</kwd><kwd>seismogenic displacements</kwd><kwd>sinistral strike-slip fault</kwd><kwd>ophiolites</kwd><kwd>depth of focal zone</kwd><kwd>basement</kwd><kwd>Earth’s crust</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Эльбистанское землетрясение</kwd><kwd>Восточно-Анатолийское землетрясение</kwd><kwd>зоны активных разломов Чардак и Улуова</kwd><kwd>сейсмогенные смещения</kwd><kwd>левый сдвиг</kwd><kwd>офиолиты</kwd><kwd>глубина очага</kwd><kwd>кристаллический фундамент</kwd><kwd>земная кора</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский научный фонд</institution></institution-wrap><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="en">Russian Science Foundation</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source><award-id>22-17-00249</award-id></award-group></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Иванова Т.П., Трифонов В.Г. 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