<p>Numerous source models for the mainshock have been inverted from seismic, geodetic, and tsunami observations. In this study is shown that, among six tested source models, there is a mean 47% gain in positively-stressed aftershock mechanisms over that for ...

Ten M>=6.7 earthquakes ruptured 1,000 km of the North Anatolian fault (Turkey) during 1939-92, providing an unsurpassed opportunity to study how one large shock sets up the next. Weuse the mapped surface slip and fault geometry to infer the transfer of stress ...