1. A. Pınar, D. Kalafat, C. Zülfikar Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute

2.  To obtain the source characteristics of the mainshock and the aftershocks of the October 23, 2011 Eastern Turkey earthquake (Mw=7.2)  To understand how the crust staying directly on the hot astenosphere (no mantle lithosphere) responds to the ongoing compression  Improve our knowledge on the convergent boundary tectonics in Eastern Turkey

3.  We use the local broadband waveform records at stations operated by Kandilli Observatory to retrieve CMT solutions for 377 aftershocks (Mw>3.5) using the Kuge (2003) algorithm,  We use the IRIS GSN data to obtain a slip model for the mainshock using the Kikuchi & Kanamori (2003) method,  We use the ZMAP program to investigate spatio-temporal evolution of the stress field.

4. Şengör et al. (2003), GRL Red contours display the lithospheric mantle thickness in km Blue dashed lines are the northern and southern border of the Eastern Anatolian Accretionary Complex (EAAC) Eastern Anatolia Slab steepening and breakoff beneath a subduction-accretion complex (Keskin, 2003)

5. Instrumental Period (Albini et al. 2012) (1) October 23, 2011 Mw=7.2, Van (2) November 24, 1976 Mw=7.3 Çaldıran (3) May 6, 1930 Mw=7.1 Salmas (Iran) (4) April 28, 1903 Muş- Malazgirt, Mw=7.0 Historical Period: 1275, 1646, 1696

6. Fault rupture on NNW- dipping fault plane (surface deformation and aftershock distribution) Simple teleseismic waveforms Kocyigit (2011)

7. Slip vector of the fault plane strike,dip, rake: 248, 36, 62

8. Slip vector of the fault plane strike,dip, rake: 248, 36, 62

9. Coseismic slip distribution based on the teleseismic data COSMO co-seismic interferogram Atzori et al (2011) Ercek Lake

10. ITU field observations Kocyigit (2011)

12. 1)The Lack of large aftershocks in the area of large co-seismic slip is noticable, 2)To the NE and SW part of the ruptured area predominantly strike-slip mechanisms take place, 3)In the western part of the source area reverse faulting dominates,

14. Variance of stress tensor at each node & orientation of  1 Faulting type & orientation of  1 Slip Distribution Stress Tensor all aftershocks

15. 70<Rake<110 88 aftershocks 35<Rake<145 177 aftershocks

16. 35<rake<145 compressive 177 aftershocks 35>rake>145 noncompressive 200 aftershocks Foot wall Hanging wall Foot wall

18. Two subevents Complex waveforms

19. Seismic reflection profile (sp- 13) crossing Lake Van E-W (Toker and Ş engör, 2011)

20. Seismic reflection profile (sp- 10) crossing Lake Van NE-SW (Toker and Ş engör, 2011)

21.  Although the maximum compressive stress axis  Hmax is perpendicular to the strike of the north dipping fault plane the slip vector deviates about 30 degree from the  Hmax direction, suggesting lateral escape  The lack of large aftershocks in the area of large co-seismic slip is noticable,  To the NE and SW part of the ruptured area predominantly strike-slip mechanisms take place,  In the western part of the source area reverse faulting dominates,  Some aftershocks show predominantly normal faulting mechanism,  In the area of high co-seismic slip the stress field is heterogenuous,  Clockwise and counterclockwise rotations of  1 axes are observed from the fault plane solutions of the aftershocks.