Active fault database of Turkey

Ö Emre, TY Duman, S Özalp, F Şaroğlu… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
We have updated the active fault map of Turkey and built its database within GIS
environment. In the study, four distinct active fault types, classified according to …

Evolution of the seismicity in the eastern Marmara Sea a decade before and after the 17 August 1999 Izmit earthquake

H Karabulut, J Schmittbuhl, S Özalaybey, O Lengline… - Tectonophysics, 2011 - Elsevier
We review the long term evolution of seismicity in the eastern Marmara Sea over a decade,
before and after the 1999 Mw 7.6 Izmit earthquake. We analyze large scale space-time …

Submarine fault scarps in the Sea of Marmara pull‐apart (North Anatolian Fault): Implications for seismic hazard in Istanbul

R Armijo, N Pondard, B Meyer… - Geochemistry …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Earthquake scarps associated with recent historical events have been found on the floor of
the Sea of Marmara, along the North Anatolian Fault (NAF). The MARMARASCARPS cruise …

Istanbul's earthquake hot spots: Geodetic constraints on strain accumulation along faults in the Marmara seismic gap

S Ergintav, RE Reilinger, R Çakmak… - Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
During the past century, a series of predominantly westward migrating M> 7 earthquakes
broke an~ 1000 km section of the North Anatolian Fault (NAF). The only major remaining …

Seismotectonic database of Turkey

TY Duman, T Çan, Ö Emre, FT Kadirioğlu… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
Turkey is located in one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Characterizing
seismic source zones in this region requires evaluation and integration of geological …

Coseismic and early post-seismic slip associated with the 1999 Izmit earthquake (Turkey), from SAR interferometry and tectonic field observations

Z Çakir, JB Chabalier, R Armijo, B Meyer… - Geophysical Journal …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
We use combined tectonic field observations and SAR data to determine an improved model
of the slip associated with the 1999 Izmit earthquake, which ruptured the North Anatolian …

Space and time evolution of rupture and faulting during the 1999 Izmit (Turkey) earthquake

M Bouchon, MN Toksoz… - Bulletin of the …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We use the records of the ground motion obtained at near-fault accelerometers to study the
space and time evolution of rupture and faulting during the İzmit earthquake. We find that …

Propagation of a strike-slip plate boundary within an extensional environment: the westward propagation of the North Anatolian Fault

X Le Pichon, AMC Şengör, J Kende… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
We document the establishment of the Aegea–Anatolia/Eurasia plate boundary in Pliocene–
Pleistocene time. Before 2 Ma, no localized plate boundary existed north of the Aegean …

Seven years of postseismic deformation following the 1999, M = 7.4 and M = 7.2, Izmit‐Düzce, Turkey earthquake sequence

S Ergintav, S McClusky, E Hearn… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We report the results of nearly 7 years of postseismic deformation measurements using
continuously recorded and survey mode GPS observations for the 1999 Izmit‐Düzce …

Gas emissions and active tectonics within the submerged section of the North Anatolian Fault zone in the Sea of Marmara

L Geli, P Henry, T Zitter, S Dupre, M Tryon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2008 - Elsevier
The submerged section of the North Anatolian fault within the Marmara Sea was
investigated using acoustic techniques and submersible dives. Most gas emissions in the …