a comprehensive deformation model of makran region, for seismic hazard studies

The makran subduction zone is one of the last convergent margins that formed by the subduction of the arabian plate beneath the southern coasts of iran and pakistan. the makran convergence zone accommodates 3 cm/yr of convergencebetween arabia and eurasia. despite this rapid relative plate motion, seismic activity in this region is low with only two significant historic earthquakes. the largest instrumentally recorded event is the 1945 mw 8.1 makran earthquake (byrne et al., 1992); that shows the eastern makran is locked and can produce large earthquakes.