Active faults' geometry in the Gulf of Aqaba, southern Dead Sea fault, illuminated by multi beam bathymetric data

Abstract

Key points• High-resolution bathymetry of the Gulf of Aqaba• Detailed map of a complex fault system including strike-slip and normal faulting• Rupture length of the main subevent of the Mw 7.3, 1995, Nuweiba earthquake and possible candidate for future earthquakes in the gulf.

Interseismic Deformation From Sentinel‐1 Burst‐Overlap Interferometry: Application to the Southern Dead Sea Fault

“…Fault mapping within the gulf has revealed en‐echelon fault patterns with overlapping faults and pull‐apart basins that are far from a single straight fault strand in the middle of the gulf. In the northern gulf, for example, the Eilat and Haql faults bound the Eilat basin on the western and eastern side, respectively, with each fault near the opposing gulf coastlines (Ribot et al., 2020). The BOI results show more interseismic deformation on the western coast (Figure 4), indicating the deformation is rather focused on the Eilat fault than the Haql fault.…”