Morphology, displacement and slip rates along the North Antolian Fault (Turkey)

in Journal of Geophysical Research (2002), 107(10.1029/2001JB000393),

Geological and geomorphological offsets at different scales are used to constrain the localization of deformation, total displacement, and slip rates over various timescales along the central and eastern ... [more ▼]

Geological and geomorphological offsets at different scales are used to constrain the localization of deformation, total displacement, and slip rates over various timescales along the central and eastern North Anatolian Fault (NAF) in Turkey. The NAF total displacement is reevaluated using large rivers valleys (80 ± 15 km) and structural markers (Pontide Suture, 85 ± 25 km; Tosya-Vezirko ̈pru ̈ basins, 80 ± 10 km). These suggest a Neogene slip rate of 6.5 mm/yr over 13 Myr. The river network morphology shows offsets at a range of scales (20 m to 14 km) across the main fault trace and is also used to estimate the degree to which deformation is localized. At a smaller scale the morphology associated with small rivers is offset by 200 m along the NAF. The age of these features can be correlated with the Holocene deglaciation and a slip rate of 18 ± 3.5 mm/yr is determined. This is consistent with a rate of 18 ± 5 mm/yr deduced independently from the 14C dating of stream terrace offsets. Over the short term, GPS data gives a similar rate of 22 ± 3 mm/yr. All our results tend to show that most of the deformation between the Anatolian and Eurasian lithospheric plates has been accommodated along, or very close to, the active trace of the NAF. The difference between the Neogene and the Holocene slip rate may be due to the recent establishment of the current plate geometry after the creation of the NAF. INDEX TERMS: 8107 Tectonophysics: Continental neotectonics; 8158 Tectonophysics: Plate motions—present and recent (3040); 7230 Seismology: Seismicity and seismotectonics; KEYWORDS: North Anatolian Fault, slip rate, total offset, strain localization [less ▲]

Seismic hazard in the Sea of Marmara following the 17 August 1999 Izmit Earthquake

in Barka (Ed.) The 1999 Izmit and Duzce earthquakes; preliminary results (2000)

Seismic hazard in the Sea of Marmara Following the Izmit Earthquake

in EOS : Transactions, American Geophysical Union (1999, December), 79

Westward propagation of the North Anatolian fault into the northern Aegean: Timing and kinematics

in Geology (1999), 27

We present new evidence for the propagation processes of the North Anatolian fault. Fold- ing in the Dardanelles Straits region allows us to document the timing of the deformation pre- ceding, and the ... [more ▼]

We present new evidence for the propagation processes of the North Anatolian fault. Fold- ing in the Dardanelles Straits region allows us to document the timing of the deformation pre- ceding, and the finite displacement after, the passage of the propagating tip of the fault. The accuracy of the observations is due to interplay between deformation and the sea-level changes in the Mediterranean (the well-known Messinian regression followed by the Pliocene transgres- sion). The long-term kinematics around the Sea of Marmara pull-apart (total displacement of about 85 km over the past 5 m.y.) is similar to the present-day kinematics deduced from space geodesy. At a larger scale, westward propagation of the North Anatolian fault over nearly 2000 km in the past 10 m.y. appears to be associated with strain recovery, suggesting that the continental lithosphere retains long-term elasticity. [less ▲]

Slip rate of the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey

in EOS (American Geosciences Union abstract) (1997, December), 78

Fault re-activation, stress interaction and rupture propagation of the 1981 Corinth earthquake sequence

in Earth & Planetary Science Letters (1996), 142

Which fault ruptured in the main (Ms = 6.7) shock of the 1981 Corinth earthquake sequence?

in Terra nova (European Union of Geosciences abstracts) (1995, April)

Kozani-Grevena Earthquake and the Active tectonics of Northern Greece

Scientific journal (1995)