Fault creep and persistent asperities on the western section of the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey

Robert E Reilinger1, Semih Ergintav2, Hayrullah Karabulut3, Philippe Vernant4, Michael Floyd5, Ali Ozgun Konca6, Ugur Dogan7, Seda Cetin8, Ziyadin Cakir9, David Mencin10, Roger Bilham11 and Robert W King5, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Department of Geophysics, Istanbul, Turkey, (3)Bogazici Univ, Kandilli Observatory and ERI.- Geophysics, Istanbul, Turkey, (4)Géosciences Montpellier, Montpellier Cedex 05, France, (5)MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States, (6)Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, (7)YTU, Department of Geomatic Engineering, İstanbul, Turkey, (8)YTU, Istanbul, Turkey, (9)Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geology, Maslak, Turkey, (10)UNAVCO, Inc., Boulder, CO, United States, (11)University of Colorado, CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States