Open Journal of Geology, 2015, 5, 73-82
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How to cite this paper: Dana, S., et al. (2015) Measuring the Qatar-Kazeron Fault Dip Using Random Finite Fault Simulation
of September 27, 2010 Kazeron Earthquake and Analytical Signal Map of Satellite Magnetic Data. Open Journal of Geology,
5, 73-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2015.52007
Measuring the Qatar-Kazeron Fault Dip
Using Random Finite Fault Simulation of
September 27, 2010 Kazeron Earthquake
and Analytical Signal Map of Satellite
Magnetic Data
Soraya Dana
1
, Mahmood Almasian
1
, Abdolmajid Asadi
2
, Mohsen Pourkermani
1
,
Manouchehr Goreshi
1
1
Department of Geology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2
Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran
Email: Sorayadana1@gmail.com
Received 15 January 2015; accepted 10 February 2015; published 15 February 2015
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Abstract
In this research the fault parameters causing the September 27, 2010 Kazeron Earthquake with a
magnitude of MW = 5.8 (BHRC) were determined using the random finite fault method. The para-
meters were recorded by 27 accelerometer stations. Simulation of strong ground motion is very
useful for areas about which little information and data are available. Considering the distribution
of earthquake records and the existing relationships, for the fault plane causing the September 27,
2010 Kazeron Earthquake the length of the fault along the strike direction and the width of the
fault along the dip direction were determined to be 10 km and 7 km, respectively. Moreover, 10
elements were assumed along the length and 7 were assumed along the width of the plane. Re-
search results indicated that the epicenter of the earthquake had a geographic coordination of
29.88N - 51.77E, which complied with the results reported by the Institute of Geophysics Tehran
University (IGTU). In addition, the strike and dip measured for the fault causing the Kazeron Earth-
quake were 27 and 50 degrees, respectively. Therefore, the causing fault was almost parallel to
and coincident with the fault. There are magnetic discontinuities on the analytical signal map with
a north-south strike followed by a northwest-southeast strike. The discontinuities are consistent
with the trend of Kazeron fault but are several kilometers away from it. Therefore, they show the
fault depth at a distance of 12 km from the fault surface.