Session: Tethyan Evolution and Seismotectonics of Southwest Asia: In Honor of the 40 Years of Manuel Berberian’s Research Contributions II (2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA (27-30 October 2013))

TEMPORAL CLUSTERING OF LARGE-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKES AND INTERACTION OF ACTIVE FAULTS ON THE IRANIAN PLATEAU
Abstract ID#: 225133

BERBERIAN, Manuel, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technolofy, Ocean County College, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, manuel.berberian@gmail.com

TEHRAN: EARTHQUAKE TIME BOMB
Abstract ID#: 223681

BERBERIAN, Manuel, 1224 Fox Hollow Drive, Toms River, NJ, 08755-2179 and YEATS, Robert S., Earth Consultants International, 4624 SW 47th Place, Corvallis, OR 97333, yeatsr@geo.oregonstate.edu

BREAKING THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE OF A SUBDUCTING SLAB: THE 2013 MW7.7 KHASH, IRAN EARTHQUAKE
Abstract ID#: 227131

BARNHART, William D.¹, HAYES, Gavin P.², SAMSONOV, Sergey V.³, FIELDING, Eric J.⁴, and SEIDMAN, Lily E.², (1) U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, 1711 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, wbarnhart@usgs.gov, (2) National Earthquake Information Center, USGS, PO Box 25046, MS-966, Denver, CO 80225, (3) Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0Y7, (4) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109

INVESTIGATING BASEMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE ZAGROS FOLD-AND-THRUST BELT USING S-P DELAY TIME MAPPING OF SEISMICITY AND RECEIVER FUNCTIONS
Abstract ID#: 229727

SCHULTE-PELKUM, Vera, Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, vera.schulte@gmail.com, BERGMAN, Eric, Center for Imaging Earth's Interior, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80401, and LAVÉ, Jérôme, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54501 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, Nancy, 54395, France

EARTHQUAKE FAULT PLANE SOLUTION AND ACTIVE TECTONICS OF GEORGIA
Abstract ID#: 223333

ADAMIA, Shota A.¹, ALANIA, Victor M.¹, TSERETELI, Nino S.², VERNANT, Philippe³, SADRADZE, Nino G.¹, VARAZANASHVILI, Otar², and GVENTCADZE, Alexander², (1) Tbilisi State University, M. Nodia Institute of Geophysics, Alexidze str. 1, Tbilisi, 0171, Georgia, (2) Sector Seismology, Seismic Hazard and Disaster Risks, Tbilisi State University, M. Nodia Institute of Geophysics, Alexsidze st 1, Tbilisi, 0171, Georgia, nino_tsereteli@tsu.ge, (3) Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Université Montpellier II, Pl. Bataillon Montpellier Cedex 5, Montpellier Cedex 5, 34095, France

Break
Abstract ID#: 234219

GEOLOGY OF GEORGIA – EASTERN BLACK SEA: A REVIEW
Abstract ID#: 222178

ADAMIA, Shota A., ALANIA, Victor M., CHABUKIANI, Alexandr O., CHKHOTUA, Tamara G., ENUKIDZE, Onise V., LURSMANASHVILI, Nona D., NADAREISHVILI, Sergo R., SADRADZE, Nino G., and ZAKARIADZE, Guram S., Tbilisi State University, M. Nodia Institute of Geophysics, Alexidze str. 1, Tbilisi, 0171, Georgia, shota25adamia@gmail.com

THE PERMIAN EXTINCTION AND THE SHAPE OF THE PALAEO-TETHYS
Abstract ID#: 223452

ŞENGÖR, A.M. Celâl¹, LOM, Nalan², SAGDIC, Nurbike G.², and ULGEN, Semih Can², (1) Avrasya Yerbilimleri Enstitüsü, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, and Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölümü, Ayazağa, İstanbul, 34469, Turkey, sengor@itu.edu.tr, (2) Avrasya Yerbilimleri Enstitüsü, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Ayazaga, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey

30% SHORTENING IN THE RHODOPE-PONTIDE FOREARC NEAR SINOP THAT CREATED A MARGINAL FOLDBELT STYLE
Abstract ID#: 230530

AYLAN, Esref, Geology, Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Earth Sciences Institute, Istanbul, 34469, aylanes@itu.edu.tr, IMREN, Caner, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, and ŞENGÖR, A.M. Celâl, Avrasya Yerbilimleri Enstitüsü, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, and Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölümü, Ayazağa, İstanbul, 34469, Turkey

THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTRA - PONTIDE SUTURE: IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISCOVERY OF LATE CRETACEOUS – EARLY TERTIARY MELANGES
Abstract ID#: 230725

AKBAYRAM, Kenan, MTA/General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Department of Geological Research, Dumlupınar Blv - Eskisehir Yolu, Ankara, 06800, Turkey, kakbayram@gmail.com, ŞENGÖR, A.M. Celâl, Avrasya Yerbilimleri Enstitüsü, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, and Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölümü, Ayazağa, İstanbul, 34469, Turkey, and OZCAN, Ercan, Department of Geology, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey

Break
Abstract ID#: 234221

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 234220

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