The active main Marmara fault

X Le Pichon, AMC Şengör, E Demirbağ… - Earth and Planetary …, 2001 - Elsevier
… The character of the Main Marmara Fault today In this section, we discuss the characteristics
of the Main Marmara Fault in two unequal parts in the framework of a synthesis and …

Investigation of the tectonics of the Main Marmara Fault by means of deep-towed seismic data

E Demirbağ, C Rangin, X Le Pichon, AMC Şengör - Tectonophysics, 2003 - Elsevier
… We report a study of the active principal deformation zone (PDZ) of the Main Marmara Fault
(… The main branch of the PDZ of the Main Marmara Fault (MMF) zone follows the southern …

Active fault database of Turkey

Ö Emre, TY Duman, S Özalp, F Şaroğlu… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
… We present the database of updated active fault maps of Turkey as basic information for
assessment of earthquake hazard, research, planning and implementation studies all over the …

Active faults in the Sea of Marmara, western Turkey, imaged by seismic reflection profiles

Parke, Minshull, McKenzie, Kuşçu, Bull, Görür… - Terra …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
… and identifying the major units and faults across the basin, we generated a map of the active
faults and the manner in which they contribute to the bathymetry in the Sea of Marmara (Fig. …

Active faults and evolving strike-slip basins in the Marmara Sea, northwest Turkey: a multichannel seismic reflection study

Aİ Okay, A Kaşlılar-Özcan, C İmren, A Boztepe-Güney… - Tectonophysics, 2000 - Elsevier
… sections in the Marmara Sea delineate accurately the active faults, as well … active faults in
the Marmara Sea, which lie within 20 km of the metropolitan area of İstanbul and form a major

Cold seeps along the main Marmara Fault in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

TAC Zitter, P Henry, G Aloisi, G Delaygue… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
… in the Sea of Marmara have been investigated through ROV visual observations. All
observed zones of seepage occur along the main active fault, acting as active conduits near the …

Active fault segments along the North Anatolian Fault system in the Sea of Marmara: implication for seismic hazard

L Gasperini, M Stucchi, V Cedro, M Meghraoui… - Mediterranean …, 2021 - Springer
Fault below the Sea of Marmara. We reconstructed kinematics and geometries of individual
fault segments, active at … relative to sediment supply, most active tectonic structures have a …

[PDF][PDF] Active tectonics of Turkey and surroundings: Seismic risk in the Marmara Sea region

T Taymaz, O Tan, S Yolsal - Proc. 1st International Workshop on Active …, 2004 - itu.edu.tr
… the western Main Marmara Fault is almost vertical and the eastern Main Marmara Fault dips
… Composite focal mechanisms show a strike-slip regime at the western Main Marmara Fault

The North Anatolian fault in the sea of marmara

X Le Pichon, N Chamot‐Rooke… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… Rather, they find evidence for an active field of extensional faults to the south of the basin
and parallel to it and for a NS shortening field to the west of the basin where the …

Characteristic features of the North Anatolian Fault in the eastern Marmara region and its tectonic evolution

B Alpar, C Yaltırak - Marine Geology, 2002 - Elsevier
… –Eskişehir Fault is a dextral strike–slip fault which was activefault: the northern branch of
the North Anatolian Fault zone, or the GMF. The GMF became active in the eastern Marmara