CMT solutions of M > 3.5 earthquakes in the Caucasus using a new seismic array
The 2009/09/07 event reactivated the deeper portion of the M7 1991 Racha rupture zone.
Seismic structures in the Greater and Lesser Caucasus are discussed.
Clear variation of crustal stress from NE Turkey to the Caucasus is revealed.
No seismic evidence for synconvergent extension in NE Turkey