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# Surface geometry, segmentation and kinematic features of Dodurga Fault, Eskişehir Fault Zone, NW Anatolia

## Details

**Authors** Elma et al.

**Year** 2026

**Publisher** Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

**Discipline** Geology

**Secondary disciplines** Engineering

[Read it at the publisher](https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1962940) 
10.19111/bulletinofmre.1962940

## In authors' words

### What they found (results)

Field mapping and kinematic analysis show the 63-km Dodurga Fault splits into two geometrically distinct segments capable of Mw 6.47 and Mw 6.97 earthquakes separately, but joint rupture of both could produce an Mw 7.16 event.

## Commentary

### In short

The fault's combined rupture potential exceeds what either constituent segment (distinguished by a geometric step-over boundary) could produce alone, showing parts combining into a whole with emergent behavior demarcated by clear boundaries.

**Patterns it shows** D, S

**Added** 2026-08-25

**How to cite this** Elma et al. (2026). Surface geometry, segmentation and kinematic features of Dodurga Fault, Eskişehir Fault Zone, NW Anatolia. Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration.