INVESTIGATION ON THE KINEMATIC STRUCTURE OF TUZLA FAULT ZONE WITH NEW GPS AND MICROGRAVITY DATA IN IZMIR - TURKEY

Ersay E., PAMUKÇU O., Kahveci M., Herring T., ŞALK M.

11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, Albena, Bulgaristan, 20 - 25 Haziran 2011, ss.83-86 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Basıldığı Şehir: Albena
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Bulgaristan
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.83-86
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tuzla Fault, Izmir, GPS, Microgravity, Kinematic, AEGEAN SEA, SURROUNDING REGIONS, ACTIVE TECTONICS, HELLENIC ARC, LATE MIOCENE, EVOLUTION, ANATOLIA, SYSTEM, PLATE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Western Anatolia in Turkey is one of the areas in which the earth's continental crust has been rapidly deformed. The dominant system is a graben system in western part of the Anatolia. There are various suggestions about the type of the deformation, the amount of extension and the formation of grabens. The regional tectonic structures of western Anatolia is characterized by strike-slip and normal fault zones. Tuzla fault zone, in Izmir in Western Anatolia, is one of the most important of them. The seismic activity of this zone poses a significant risk for Izmir (Turkey) and the surrounding area. For this reason, in this study, the fault mechanism was examined with GPS data to define the kinematic structure in space and time for Tuzla fault zone.