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Post-LGM intensification of marine faulting: resolution-dependent hazard assessment
Geological Survey of Israel, Yesha'yahu Leibowitz 32, Jerusalem, 9692100, Israel
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
Omri Gadol
The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences (CSMS), Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel
CERENA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon University, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Yizhaq Makovsky
The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences (CSMS), Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel
Oded Katz
Geological Survey of Israel, Yesha'yahu Leibowitz 32, Jerusalem, 9692100, Israel
Geological Survey of Israel, Yesha'yahu Leibowitz 32, Jerusalem, 9692100, Israel
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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A sub-meter high-resolution multi-channel seismic imaging offshore Israel reveals that marine fault slip rates are significantly higher than previously assumed. Our records suggest repeated accelerations correlated with glacial-interglacial transitions, indicating significant slip episodes that actively reshape the seafloor. As these events remained undetected in lower-resolution surveys, current methodologies likely underestimate the seismic hazards posed to marine infrastructure.
A sub-meter high-resolution multi-channel seismic imaging offshore Israel reveals that marine...
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