Scientific publications


Analysis of stress and strain fields

1. Abolfathian, N., Martínez-Garzón, P., Ben-Zion, Y., 2018. Spatiotemporal Variations of Stress and Strain Parameters in the San Jacinto Fault Zone. Pure Appl. Geophys. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-018-2055-y

2. Abolfathian, N., Martínez‐Garzón, P., Ben‐Zion, Y., 2020. Variations of Stress Parameters in the Southern California Plate Boundary Around the South Central Transverse Ranges. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 125, e2020JB019482. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB019482

3. Ickrath, M., Bohnhoff, M., Dresen, Martínez-Garzón, P., G., Bulut, F., Kwiatek., G. and Germer, O. (2015). Detailed analysis of spatiotemporal variations of the stress field orientation along the Izmit-Düzce rupture in NW Turkey from inversion of first motion polarity data, Geophys. J. Int., 202(3), 2120–2132, doi:10.1093/gji/ggv273.

4. Kılıç, T., Kartal, R.F., Kadirioğlu, F.T., Bohnhoff, M., Nurlu, M., Acarel, D., Martínez-Garzón, P., Dresen, G., Özsarac, V., Malin, P.E., 2020. Geophysical Borehole Observatory at the North Anatolian Fault in the Eastern Sea of Marmara (GONAF): initial results. J Seismol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-020-09907-6

5. Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G. (2013). Stress tensor changes related to fluid injection at The Geysers geothermal field, California, Geophys. Res. Lett. 40, 2596–2601, doi:10.1002/grl.50438.

6. Martínez-Garzón, P., V. Vavryčuk, G. Kwiatek, and M. Bohnhoff (2016), Sensitivity of stress inversion of focal mechanisms to pore pressure changes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2016GL070145, doi:10.1002/2016GL070145.

7. Martínez-Garzón, P., Heidbach, O., Bohnhoff, M., (2019) Contemporary stress and strain field in the Mediterranean from stress inversion of focal mechanisms, GPS data and shear-wave splitting. Tectonophysics, volume 774, 2020, 228286, ISSN 0040-1951, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2019.228286.

8. Santoyo M.A., P. Martínez-Garzón, A. García-Jerez and F. Luzón (2016). Surface Dynamic Deformation Estimates From Seismicity Near the Itoiz Reservoir, Northern Spain. 20: 1021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-016-9578-4.

9. Wollin, C., Vavryčuk, V., Bohnhoff, M., Martínez-Garzón, P. (2018). Stress Inversion of Regional Seismicity in the Sea of Marmara Region, Turkey, Pure Appl. Geophys., doi:10.1007/s00024-018-1971-1.

10. Ziegler M. O., Heidbach, O., Zang, A., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M. (2017). Estimation of the differential stress from the stress rotation angle in low permeable rock, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL073598.

Analysis of faulting mechanisms and moment tensors

11. Bentz, S., Martínez‐Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bohnhoff, M., Renner, J. (2018). Sensitivity of Full Moment Tensors to Data Preprocessing and Inversion Parameters: A Case Study from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,doi:10.1785/0120170203

12. Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bohnhoff, M., Dresen, G. (2016). Impact of fluid injection on fracture reactivation at The Geysers geothermal field, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 121(10), 2016JB013137, doi:10.1002/2016JB013137.

13. Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bohnhoff, M., Dresen, G. (2017). Volumetric components in the earthquake source related to fluid injection and stress state, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44(2), 800–809, doi:10.1002/2016GL071963.

14. Roselli, P., Improta, L., Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Saccorotti, G., & Lombardi, A. M. (2023). Source mechanisms and induced seismicity in the Val d’Agri Basin (Italy). Geophysical Journal International, 234(3), 1617–1627. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad155

Maximum earthquake magnitude

15. Bentz, S., Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., & Dresen, G.. (2020). Seismic moment evolution during hydraulic stimulations. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2019GL086185. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086185 

16. Bohnhoff, M., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bulut, F., Stierle, E., Ben-Zion, Y. (2016). Maximum earthquake magnitudes along different sections of the North Anatolian fault zone, Tectonophysics, 674, 147–165, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.02.028.

17. Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Dresen, G., Bohnhoff, M., Sone, H. and Hartline C. (2015). Effects of long-term fluid injection on induced seismicity parameters and maximum magnitude in northwestern part of The Geysers geothermal field, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 2015JB012362, doi:10.1002/2015JB012362.

18. Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., Ben-Zion, Y., Dresen, G. (2015). Scaling of maximum observed magnitudes with geometrical and stress properties of strike-slip faults, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2015GL066478, doi:10.1002/2015GL066478.

Detection and analysis of aseismic slip

19. Becker, D., Martínez-Garzón, P., Wollin, C., Kılıç, T., & Bohnhoff, M. (2023). Variation of Fault Creep Along the Overdue Istanbul-Marmara Seismic Gap in NW Türkiye. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(6), e2022GL101471. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101471

20. Bohnhoff, M., Wollin, C., Domigall, D., Küperkoch, L., Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G., Malin, P.E. (2017). Repeating Marmara Sea Earthquakes: Indication for fault creep, Geophysical Journal International 169, doi:10.1093/gji/ggx169.

21. Durand, V., Bentz, S., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G., Wollin, C., Heidbach, O., Martínez‐Garzòn, P., Cotton, F., Nurlu, M., Bohnhoff, M., 2020. A Two‐Scale Preparation Phase Preceded an Mw 5.8 Earthquake in the Sea of Marmara Offshore Istanbul, Turkey. Seismological Research Letters 91, 3139–3147. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200110

22. Durand, V., Gualandi, A., Ergintav, S., Kwiatek, G., Haghshenas, M., Motagh, M., Dresen, G. and Martínez-Garzón, P. (2022). Deciphering aseismic deformation along submarine fault branches below the eastern Sea of Marmara (Turkey): Insights from seismicity, strainmeter, and GNSS data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 594, 117702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117702

23. Guérin-Marthe, S., Kwiatek, G., Wang, L., Bonnelye, A., Martínez-Garzón, P., & Dresen, G. (2023). Preparatory Slip in Laboratory Faults: Effects of Roughness and Load Point Velocity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(4), e2022JB025511. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025511

24. Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff., M., Mencin, D., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G., Hodkingson, K., Nurlu, M., Kadirioglu, F. T., Kartal, R. F. Slow-slip along the eastern Sea of Marmara seismic gap offshore Istanbul in conjunction with enhanced seismic moment release, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 510, 209–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.01.001

Controlled fluid-injection experiments and in-situ experiments

25. Amemoutou, A., Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Rubinstein, J. L., & Bohnhoff, M. (2021). Earthquake Source Mechanisms and Stress Field Variations Associated With Wastewater-Induced Seismicity in Southern Kansas, USA. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(7), e2020JB021625. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB021625

26. Hofmann, H., Zimmermann, G., Farkas, M., Huenges, E., Zang, A., Leonhardt, M., Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., Min, K. B., Fokker, P., Westaway, R., Bethmann, F., Meier, P, Yoon, K. S., Choi, J. W., Lee, T. J., Kim, K. Y. First field application of cyclic soft stimulation at the Pohang Enhanced Geothermal System site in Korea. Geophys J Int 217, 926–949. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz058.

27. Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Plenkers, K., Leonhardt, M., Zang, A., von Specht, S., Dresen, G., Bohnhoff, M., 2018. Insights Into Complex Subdecimeter Fracturing Processes Occurring During a Water Injection Experiment at Depth in Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Sweden. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 123, 6616–6635. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JB014715

28. Kwiatek, G., Saarno, T., Ader, T., Bluemle, F., Bohnhoff, M., Chendorain, M., M., Dresen, G., Heikkinen, P., Kukkonen, I., Leary, P., Leonhardt, M., Malin, P., Martínez-Garzón, P., Passmore, K., Passmore, P., Valenzuela, S., Wollin, C.  (2019). Controlling fluid-induced seismicity during a 6.1-km-deep geothermal stimulation in Finland. Science Advances, 5(5), eaav7224. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav7224

29. Leonhardt, M., Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., Saarno, T., Heikkinen, P., & Dresen, G. (2021). Seismicity during and after stimulation of a 6.1 km deep enhanced geothermal system in Helsinki, Finland. Solid Earth, 12(3), 581–594. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-581-2021

30. Martínez-Garzón, P., M. Bohnhoff, G. Kwiatek, G. Zambrano-Narváez, R. Chalaturnyk (2013). Microseismic monitoring of CO2 injection at the Penn West EOR Pilot, Canada: Implications for detection of wellbore leakage. Sensors, 2013, 13(9), 11522-11538; https://doi.org/10.3390/s130911522.

31. Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bentz, S., Bohnhoff, M., Dresen, G., 2020. Induced earthquake potential in geothermal reservoirs: Insights from The Geysers, California. The Leading Edge 39, 873–882. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle39120873.1

Statistical properties of seismicity catalogs

32. Blanke, A., Kwiatek, G., Martínez‐Garzón, P., & Bohnhoff, M. (2019). Sensitivity and Stability Analysis of Coda Quality Factors at The Geysers Geothermal Field, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 109(3), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120180219

33. Bocchini, G. M., Martínez-Garzón, P., Verdecchia, A., Harrington, R. M., Bohnhoff, M., Turkmen, T., & Nurlu, M. (2022). Direct Evidence of a Slow-Slip Transient Modulating the Spatiotemporal and Frequency-Magnitude Earthquake Distribution: Insights From the Armutlu Peninsula, Northwestern Turkey. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(18), e2022GL099077. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099077

34. Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Davidsen, J., Malin, P., Karjalainen, A., Bohnhoff, M., & Dresen, G. (2022). Limited Earthquake Interaction During a Geothermal Hydraulic Stimulation in Helsinki, Finland. Journal of Geophysical. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024354

35. Leptokaropoulos, K., Staszek, M., Lasocki, S., Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Evolution of seismicity in relation to fluid injection in the North-Western part of The Geysers geothermal field, Geophys. J. Int., Vol 212, Issue 2, 1 February 2018, Pages 1157-1166, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggx481.

36. Raub, C., Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bohnhoff, M., Dresen, G. (2017). Variations of seismic b-value at different stages of the seismic cycle along the North Anatolian Fault Zone in northwestern Turkey, Tectonophysics, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.05.028.

Seismic properties and source parameters of seismicity catalogs

37. Bocchini, G. M., Martínez‐Garzón, P., Harrington, R. M., & Bohnhoff, M. (2021). Does Deep Tectonic Tremor Occur in the Central-Eastern Mediterranean Basin? Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(1), 2020JB020448. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020448

38. Martínez-Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Bohnhoff, M., Sone, H., Dresen, G., Hartline, C. (2014). Spatiotemporal changes, faulting regimes and source parameters of induced seismicity: A case study from The Geysers geothermal field, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 119, doi:10.1002/2014JB011385.

39. Staszek, M., Orlecka-Sickora, B., Leptokaropoulos, K., Kwiatek, G., Martínez-Garzón, P. (2017). Temporal static stress drop variations due to injection activity at The Geysers geothermal field, CA, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 7168–7176, doi:10.1002/2017GL073929.

40. Wollin, C., Bohnhoff, M., Martínez-Garzón, P., Küperkoch, L., Raub, C., 2018. A unified earthquake catalogue for the Sea of Marmara Region, Turkey, based on automatized phase picking and travel-time inversion: seismotectonic implications. Tectonophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2018.05.020

Development of methodologies or software

41. Karimpouli, S., Caus, D., Grover, H., Martínez-Garzón, P., Bohnhoff, M., Beroza, G. C. Dresen, G., Goebel, T., Weigel, T., Kwiatek, G. Explainable machine learning for labquake prediction using catalog-driven features (in press at Earth and Plan. Sci. Lett.), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118383

42. Kwiatek, G., P. Martínez‐Garzón, and M. Bohnhoff (2016), HybridMT: A MATLAB/Shell Environment Package for Seismic Moment Tensor Inversion and Refinement, Seismol. Res. Lett., doi:10.1785/0220150251.

43. Martínez-Garzón, P., G. Kwiatek, M. Ickrath and M. Bohnhoff  (2014). MSATSI: A MATLAB package for stress inversion combining solid classic methodology, a new simplified user-handling and a visualization tool. Seism. Res. Lett., 85, 4, doi:10.1785/0220130189.

44. Martínez-Garzón, P., Y. Ben-Zion, N. Abolfathian, G. Kwiatek, and M. Bohnhoff (2016), A refined methodology for stress inversions of earthquake focal mechanisms, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 2016JB013493, doi:10.1002/2016JB013493.

Earthquake clustering and nucleation

45. Bentz, S., Martínez‐Garzón, P., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G., Bohnhoff, M., (2019). Analysis of Microseismicity Framing ML > 2.5 Earthquakes at The Geysers Geothermal Field, California. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 0. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB017716

46. Malin, P.E., Bohnhoff, M., Blümle, F., Dresen, G., Martínez-Garzón, P., Nurlu, M., Ceken, U., Kadirioglu, F.T., Kartal, R.F., Kilic, T., Yanik, K., 2018. Microearthquakes preceding a M4.2 Earthquake Offshore Istanbul. Scientific Reports 8, 16176. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34563-9

47. Martínez‐Garzón, P., Zaliapin, I., Ben‐Zion, Y., Kwiatek, G., & Bohnhoff, M. (2018). Comparative Study of Earthquake Clustering in Relation to Hydraulic Activities at Geothermal Fields in California. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JB014972.

48. Martínez-Garzón, P., Ben-Zion, Y., Zaliapin, I., Bohnhoff, M., 2019. Seismic clustering in the Sea of Marmara: Implications for monitoring earthquake processes. Tectonophysics 768, 228176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2019.228176

49. Martínez‐Garzón, P., Durand, V., Bentz, S., Kwiatek, G., Dresen, G., Turkmen, T., Nurlu, M. and Bohnhoff, M.; Near‐Fault Monitoring Reveals Combined Seismic and Slow Activation of a Fault Branch within the Istanbul–Marmara Seismic Gap in Northwest Turkey. Seismological Research Letters 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220210047

50. Martínez-Garzón, P., Beroza, G. C., Bocchini, G. M., & Bohnhoff, M. (2023). Sea level changes affect seismicity rates in a hydrothermal system near Istanbul. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101258. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101258