Seismic evidence for Neogene and active shortening offshore of Lebanon (Shalimar cruise)

• Main Authors: Carton, H., Singh, S. C., Elias, A., Briais, A., Sursock, A., Jomaa, R., King, G. C. P., Daëron, M., Jacques, E., Tapponnier, Paul, Barrier, Laurie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95657; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8651
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lebanon, located on a 160-km-long transpressional bend of the left-lateral Levant (Dead Sea) fault system (LFS), has been the site of infrequent but large earthquakes, including one submarine, tsunamigenic event. The main objective of the Shalimar marine survey was to characterize and map active def...