This paper utilises teleseismic Z-component data to investigate rupture propagation, extent, and velocity for two very destructive earthquakes in the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ): the ???????? = 7.8 earthquake near Kahramanmaras and the largest (???????? = 7.5 s) aftershock at Elbistan (both on 6 February 2023). The extent of the rupture is modelled with beamforming and multichannel sig…
The Brazilian semiarid region faces water scarcity, with alluvial aquifers playing a crucial role in agricultural water security. This study assesses the spatiotemporal variability of groundwater quantity and salinity, analyzing natural and anthropogenic impacts, including post-pandemic trends. The investigation was developed in the Mimoso Alluvial Valley (MAV), Pernambuco State, mainly used fo…
Prediction of the intensity of earthquake-induced motions at the ground surface attracts extensive attention from the geoscience community due to the significant threat it poses to humans and the built environment. Several factors are involved, including earthquake magnitude, epicentral distance, and local soil conditions. The local site effects, such as resonance amplification, topographic foc…
Flooding is one of the most significant natural hazards in Iran, primarily due to the country’s arid and semi-arid climate, irregular rainfall patterns, and substantial changes in watershed conditions. These factors combine to make floods a frequent cause of disasters. In this case study, flood susceptibility patterns in the Marand Plain, located in the East Azerbaijan Province in northwest I…
Investigations carried out on 72 fluid samples from 59 sites spread over the area surrounding the Sea of Marmara show that their geochemical and isotopic features are related to different segment settings of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ). We collected fluids from thermal and mineral waters including bubbling and dissolved gases. The outlet temperatures of the collected waters ranged fro…
The Vali–Janlou kaolin deposit is located in the northern part of the Urmia–Dokhtar magmatic belt, central-northern Iran, and is hosted by middle Eocene rhyodacitic volcanic rocks. The Vali–Janlou kaolin deposit is one of the most important sources of raw material for ceramics industries in Iran. No trace element geochemical characterizations of this deposit have been conducted in detail …
The accurate prediction of rock mass quality ahead of the tunnel face is crucial for optimizing tunnel construction strategies, enhancing safety, and reducing geological risks. This study developed three hybrid models using random forest (RF) optimized by moth-flame optimization (MFO), gray wolf optimizer (GWO), and Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithms to classify the surrounding rock in real …
Earthquake prediction is one of the most challenging enterprises of science. Any prediction system must be based on the search for a precursor appearing during the preparation phase of an earthquake in the ground, atmosphere, or ionosphere that can anticipate its occurrence. We present methods to detect potential pre-earthquake anomalies. In particular, we show the analysis of lithospheric, atm…