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Richard Walker
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Geologist studying earthquakes, active faults, and regional tectonics. Based at Oxford University. You can find out more about my work at https://quakesincentralasia.org
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Link to the paper published in TEKTONIKA #DOAJ @wearetektonika.bsky.social 2/2 ⚒️

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Detailed Active Fault Map of the Spin Ghar Fault System and Related Seismicity in Eastern Afghanistan | τeκτoniκa
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September 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Yes, completely. We were just passing through and had a short stop
August 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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We happened to visit the rupture today, on their anniversary!
August 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Many thanks for the link @dpmanchee.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We wrote a recent paper on the potential source of this earthquake, based upon paleoseismic trenching - see agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Surface Rupturing Earthquakes of the Greater Caucasus Frontal Thrusts, Azerbaijan
Two paleoseismic trenches near Goychay and Agsu, Azerbaijan provide evidence of at least three surface rupturing events Events occurred 334–118 BC, AD 1713–1895, and AD 1872–2003. The latter two ...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM