An Assessment of the Epicenter Location and Surroundings of the 24 January 2020 Sivrice Earthquake, SE Türkiye

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear Author,

This review provides feedback on the manuscript titled " An assessment on the epicenter location and surroundings of  the 24 January 2020 Sivrice earthquake" The paper explores an interesting topic that holds potential value for future readers. After a thorough examination of the manuscript, I have the following observations:

1. I have observed some formatting/production error, that need to be corrected on the priority. 

2. The table 1 mentioned the use of four different datasets while we can only see one displacement in figure 8 and 10. They are different data? Or EW and vertical deformation of the one data?

3. I see no details mentioned of the time series data of Sentinel-1, please add a table along with the graph showing the spatial and temporal baseline distribution.

4. The author has used the limited sentinel-1 images covering a period of 1 years. There is huge amount of the data which can be used in order to produce much better and reliable results. 

5. There is no flow chart of the PS-InSAR processing steps, without this hard to figure out what author has done.  

6. Author has not validated the result obtained used if the PS-InSAR, there is no mentioned of the any error which present the in the estimated deformation. 

7. In the PS-InSAR processing, the Atmospheric Phase Screen (APS) plays a crucial role in accurately estimating deformation values. I suggest the author provide additional information on the APS to help readers comprehend its significance.

8. The manuscript lacks details on how topographic correction is performed. It would be helpful to clarify the specific DEM used for this correction, which is currently missing from the flowchart.

9. Since both ascending and descending data are utilized, the author could attempt to generate vertical deformation components. This addition would enhance the value of the work.

I believe that considering these comments in a constructive manner will contribute to enhancing the quality of this work for the benefit of a wider audience. Thank you.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 1,
First of all, we would like to thank for your valuable contributions to our manuscript. We have modified our manuscript according to your suggestions as well as the inputs of other reviewers. Please see our responses to your comments in the attached file. We would be grateful if you could review the modified version.

Kind regards,

Authors

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Reviewer 2 Report

Title: An assessment on the epicenter location and surroundings of 2

the 24 January 2020 Sivrice earthquake

General Comments

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of earthquake mechanisms and epicentre location using multiple remote sensing methods and source. The work provides valuable information and indication on rupture mechanisms and data processing.

Comments

Line 315. Authors may perhaps further clarify their comments regarding Bible scenarios of the Apocalypse and relevance to their scientific method.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 2,
First of all, we would like to thank for your valuable contributions to our manuscript. We have modified our manuscript according to your suggestions as well as the inputs of other reviewers. Please see our response to your comment in the attached file. We would be grateful if you could review the modified version.

Kind regards,

Authors

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Reviewer 3 Report

Dear colleagues,

I had the opportunity to review your work, which is very interesting.

For the purpose of improvement, I am sending you a few suggestions:

Table 2. - units?

Table 6b. - explain the numerical values in the table

Table 6c. - sigma and ? - please explain in more details

Table 9. - min /max/st dev/mean

Table 11.- min /max/st dev/mean

Pictures 8. and 10. - the red lines are in the center as well as the frame (red?)

Pictures 8. and 10. - why not add two more profiles each, which will increase the quality of data and results

Please explain in a little more detail the overlap between the methods used (accuracy) and the results obtained.

Expand the conclusion with the research results and explain them.

I believe these honest remarks will improve your work.

Kind regards

Satisfactory

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 3,
First of all, we would like to thank for your valuable contributions to our manuscript. We have modified our manuscript according to your suggestions as well as the inputs of other reviewers. Please see our responses to your comments in the attached file. We would be grateful if you could review the modified version.

Kind regards,

Authors

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf