Speleoseismology: A critical perspective

A Becker, CA Davenport, U Eichenberger, E Gilli… - Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Speleoseismology is the investigation of earthquake records in caves. Traces can be seen
in broken speleothems, growth anomalies in speleothems, cave sediment deformation …

Advances and Overview of the Study on Paleo‐earthquake Events: A Review of Seismites

HE Bizhu, Q Xiufu - Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution and formation mechanisms of typical identified seismites are analyzed
based on various factors from plate tectonic positions, types of sedimentary basins and …

A 220,000-year-long continuous large earthquake record on a slow-slipping plate boundary

Y Lu, N Wetzler, N Waldmann, A Agnon, GP Biasi… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Large earthquakes (magnitude≥ 7.0) are rare, especially along slow-slipping plate
boundaries. Lack of large earthquakes in the instrumental record enlarges uncertainty of the …

U-series dating and geochemical tracing of late Quaternary travertine in co-seismic fissures

IT Uysal, Y Feng, J Zhao, E Altunel… - Earth and Planetary …, 2007 - Elsevier
We present a method to constrain the timing of fissure generation related to late Quaternary
seismic events using the uranium-series technique. Dated samples were from travertine …

Weakened AMOC related to cooling and atmospheric circulation shifts in the last interglacial Eastern Mediterranean

EJ Levy, HB Vonhof, M Bar-Matthews… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
There is limited understanding of temperature and atmospheric circulation changes that
accompany an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) slowdown beyond the …

Intraclast breccias in laminated sequences reviewed: Recorders of paleo-earthquakes

A Agnon, C Migowski, S Marco - 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Observations of intraclast breccia layers in the Dead Sea basin, formerly termed “mixed
layers,” provide an exceptionally long and detailed record of past earthquakes and define a …

Intrabasin paleoearthquake and quiescence correlation of the late Holocene Dead Sea

E Kagan, M Stein, A Agnon… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive multisite paleoseismic archive of the late Holocene Dead Sea basin (past
2500 years) is established by constructing two age‐depth chronological models of two …

Response of normal faults to glacial‐interglacial fluctuations of ice and water masses on Earth's surface

A Hampel, R Hetzel - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in surface loads during glacial‐interglacial cycles and the associated flexure and
rebound of the lithosphere alter the stress field in actively extending regions and may lead to …

Pre-instrumental earthquakes along the Dead Sea rift

A Agnon - Dead Sea transform fault system: reviews, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Dead Sea rift offers a wealth of information about pre-instrumental
earthquakes. The types of potential archives include historic seismicity, archaeological sites …

Key travertine tectofacies for neotectonics and palaeoseismicity reconstruction: effects of hydrothermal overpressured fluid injection

A Brogi, E Capezzuoli, S Kele… - Journal of the …, 2017 - lyellcollection.org
Travertine deposits have long been considered as powerful tools for investigating
neotectonics and reconstructing palaeoseismic events. We document, for the first time, the …