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Determination of Spectral Source Parameters from Broadband Earthquake Records in Western Anatolia (Türkiye)
Samet Aslan1
Alper Demirci2
1 School of Graduate Studies, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye. 2 Department of Geophysical Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye.
Published Online: January-February 2026
Pages: 55-64
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijsreat.20260601008References
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response in Anchorage, Alaska, from the strong motion network data using generalized inversion method, Phys. Earth Planet. Interiors
137:13–29.
[12]. García-García J. M., Romacho M. D. and Jiménez A., (2002). The corner frequencies, stress drops and apparent stresses of
microearthquakes in the Betic region (Southern Spain). Física de la Tierra, 14:161-182.
[13]. Güler, E., and Ceryan, Ş. (2015). Burhaniye (Balıkesir) Yerleşim Alanının Sıvılaşma Potansiyelinin Değerlendirilmesi. Yerbilimleri, 36(2),
81-96. (in Turkish)
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Seismological Society of America, 54(6A), 1811-1841.
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Indian Minerals 61(3-4) - 62 (1-4):83-92.
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Monitoring Center, Waveform Data Request System. http://www.koeri.boun.edu. tr/sismo/2/data-request/
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Acta Geodynamica et Geromaterialia, 1(2), 201-213.
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38(2), 193-228. (in Turkish)
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[30]. Stavroulopoulou O., Sokos E. and Tselentis G.A. (2016). S-wave spectral analysis and estimation of spectral parameters in Northwestern
Greece. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 50:1232-1240.
[31]. Süle, B. and Wéber, Z. (2013). Earthquake source parameters and scaling relationships in Hungary (central Pannonian basin). Journal of
Seismology, 17 (2): 507-521
[32]. Toksöz, M.N., Shakal, A.F., and Michael, A.J., 1979, Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault zone and
seismic gaps, Pageoph, 117, 1258−1270.
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Japan: Application of a new definition of the S-wave time window length, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 86:1284–
1291.
[34]. Wessel, P. and Smith W. H. F. (1995). New version of generic mapping tools released, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 76,329.
[35]. Yalcınkaya, E., ve Alptekın, O. (2003). Relationships among source parameters of aftershocks of the October 1, 1995 Dinar (Turkey)
earthquake. J. Balkan Geophys. Soc, 6, 53-65.
[36]. Yaltırak, C., ALPAR, Ş., ve Altınok, Y. (2002). Mürefte-Şarköy Depremi: Ganos Fayı'nın 9 Ağustos 1912 depreminde atımı, kırık
uzunluğu, büyüklüğü, karakteri ve aynı
[37]. Yoo, S.H.,Rhie, J. R., Choi, H. and Mayeda K. 2011. Coda-Derived Source Parameters of Earthquakes and Their Scaling Relationships in
the Korean Peninsula. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 101 (5): 2388–2398.
[2]. Aksoy, M. E., Meghraoui, M., Akyüz, S., Ferry, M., Dikbaş, A., Uçarkuş, G., ... & Şatır-Erdağ, D. (2005). 9 Ağustos 1912 Mürefte
Depremi yüzey kırığının doğu kesiminin morfolojik özellikleri ve paleosismolojik analizi. ATAG Aktif Tektonik Araştırma Grubu
Toplantıları, 9, 22-24.
[3]. Arpat, E., & Bingöl, E. (1969). Ege Bölgesi graben sisteminin gelişimi üzerine düşünceler. MTA Dergisi, 73, 1-8.
[4]. Aydın, M., Pınar, A., Fahjan, Y. M., and Hutchings, L. J. (2012). Prens Adaları Fayındaki Depremlerin Kaynak Parametrelerinin Eşzamanlı
ve Tekil Ters Çözüm Teknikleri ile Belirlenmesi. İstanbul Yerbilimleri Dergisi, 23(1), 53-63. (in Turkish)[5]. Borkar, Y., Kumar, A., Gupta, S.C., and Kumar, A. (2013). Source parameters and scaling relation for local earthquakes in the Garhwal
and Kumaun Himalaya, India. International Journal of Advanced Seismology, 1(1):1-15.
[6]. Brune, J. N. (1970). Tectonic stress and the spectra of seismic shear waves from earthquakes. Journal of geophysical research, 75(26),
4997-5009.
[7]. Brune, J. N., (1971). Correction, J. Geophys. Res., 76, 5002.
[8]. Demirci, A. ve Bekler T. (2017). Akhisar (Manisa) Dolaylarında Gerçekleşen Yerel Depremlerin Spektral Kaynak Parametlerinin
Hesaplanması. 4. Uluslararası Deprem Mühendisliği ve Sismoloji Konferansı 11-13 Ekim 2017 – Anadolu Üniversitesi – Eskişehir
[9]. Dobrynina, A. A. (2009). Source parameters of the earthquakes of the Baikal rift system. Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Eart h, 45(12),
1093-1109.
[10]. Duda, S. J. (1978). Physical significance of the earthquake magnitude—the present state of interpretation of the concept. Tectonophysics,
49(3-4), 119-130.
[11]. Dutta, U., Biswas N., Martirosyan, A., Papageorgiou, A. and Kinoshita, s. (2003). Estimation of earthquake source parameters and site
response in Anchorage, Alaska, from the strong motion network data using generalized inversion method, Phys. Earth Planet. Interiors
137:13–29.
[12]. García-García J. M., Romacho M. D. and Jiménez A., (2002). The corner frequencies, stress drops and apparent stresses of
microearthquakes in the Betic region (Southern Spain). Física de la Tierra, 14:161-182.
[13]. Güler, E., and Ceryan, Ş. (2015). Burhaniye (Balıkesir) Yerleşim Alanının Sıvılaşma Potansiyelinin Değerlendirilmesi. Yerbilimleri, 36(2),
81-96. (in Turkish)
[14]. Hanks, T.C., and Thatcher, W. (1972), A Graphical Representation of Seismic Source Parameters, J.Geophys. Res. 77, 4393-4405.
[15]. Hanks, T. C., & Kanamori, H. (1979). A moment magnitude scale. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 84(B5), 2348-2350.
[16]. Hanks, T. C., & Wyss, M. (1972). The use of body-wave spectra in the determination of seismic-source parameters. Bulletin of the
Seismological Society of America, 62(2), 561-589.
[17]. Hanks, T.C. (1982). fmax,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 72, pp. 1869-1879.
[18]. Haskell, N. A. (1964). Total Energy and Energy Spectral Density of Elastic Wave Radiation From Propagating Faults. Bulletin of the
Seismological Society of America, 54(6A), 1811-1841.
[19]. Kartal R. F., Kadirioğlu F. T. and Zünbül S. (2015). Kuzey anadolu fay zonunun kinematiği, 19. Aktif Tektonik Araştırma Grubu Çalıştayı,
7-9 Ekim, Ankara. (in Turkish)
[20]. Kesgin, Y., & Varol, B. (2003). Gökçeada ve Bozcaada'nın Tersiyer Jeolojisi (Çanakkale), Türkiye. Maden Tetkik ve Arama Dergisi, 126,
49-67. (in Turkish)
[21]. Koçyiğit, A. (2009). Ankara’nın Depremselliği ve 2005-2007 Afşar (Bala-Ankara) Depremlerinin Kaynağı (Seısmıcıty of Ankara and
Source of the 2005-2007 Afşar (Bala-Ankara) Earthquakes). Harita Dergisi, 1(12), 141. (in Turkish)
[22]. Kumar, A. (2011). Study of earthquake source parameters using micro-earthquakes and strong motion data, Ph.D. Thesis, Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee.
[23]. Kumar, D., Sriram V., Sarkar I. and S. S. Teotia (2008). An Estimate of a Scaling Law of Seismic Spectrum for Earthquakes in Himalaya,
Indian Minerals 61(3-4) - 62 (1-4):83-92.
[24]. KOERI Earthquake Catalog, Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, National Earthquake
Monitoring Center, Waveform Data Request System. http://www.koeri.boun.edu. tr/sismo/2/data-request/
[25]. Mohamed, H. H. (2004). Determination of basic physical source parameters and scaling relations for Kalabsha earthquakes, Aswan, Egypt.
Acta Geodynamica et Geromaterialia, 1(2), 201-213.
[26]. Öztürk, S. (2017). Kuzey Anadolu Fay Zonu ve civarındaki güncel deprem aktivitesinin bölgesel ve zamana bağlı analizleri. Yerbilimleri,
38(2), 193-228. (in Turkish)
[27]. Popescu, E., Placinta, A. O., Borleasnu, F., & Radulian, M. (2017). Repeated earthquakes in the Vrancea subcrustal source and source
scaling. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 95, No. 3, p. 032005). IOP Publishing.
[28]. Radulian, M., & Popa, M. (1996). Scaling of source parameters for Vrancea (Romania) intermediate depth earthquakes. Tectonoph ysics,
261(1-3), 67-81.
[29]. Sanoujam M. (2002). Seismotectonic Studies in Manipur. Ph.D. Thesis, Manipur University, Manipur, India.
[30]. Stavroulopoulou O., Sokos E. and Tselentis G.A. (2016). S-wave spectral analysis and estimation of spectral parameters in Northwestern
Greece. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 50:1232-1240.
[31]. Süle, B. and Wéber, Z. (2013). Earthquake source parameters and scaling relationships in Hungary (central Pannonian basin). Journal of
Seismology, 17 (2): 507-521
[32]. Toksöz, M.N., Shakal, A.F., and Michael, A.J., 1979, Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault zone and
seismic gaps, Pageoph, 117, 1258−1270.
[33]. Watanabe, K., Sato, H., Kinoshita, S. and Ohtake, M., (1996). Source characteristics of small to moderate earthquakes in the Kanto region,
Japan: Application of a new definition of the S-wave time window length, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 86:1284–
1291.
[34]. Wessel, P. and Smith W. H. F. (1995). New version of generic mapping tools released, EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 76,329.
[35]. Yalcınkaya, E., ve Alptekın, O. (2003). Relationships among source parameters of aftershocks of the October 1, 1995 Dinar (Turkey)
earthquake. J. Balkan Geophys. Soc, 6, 53-65.
[36]. Yaltırak, C., ALPAR, Ş., ve Altınok, Y. (2002). Mürefte-Şarköy Depremi: Ganos Fayı'nın 9 Ağustos 1912 depreminde atımı, kırık
uzunluğu, büyüklüğü, karakteri ve aynı
[37]. Yoo, S.H.,Rhie, J. R., Choi, H. and Mayeda K. 2011. Coda-Derived Source Parameters of Earthquakes and Their Scaling Relationships in
the Korean Peninsula. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 101 (5): 2388–2398.
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