East Anatolian Fault
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The East Anatolian Fault is a major active strike-slip fault system in eastern Turkey that accommodates the tectonic interaction between the Anatolian, Arabian, and Eurasian plates and is responsible for frequent significant earthquakes in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Anatolian Fault system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological structure
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strike-slip fault ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active fault ⓘ |
| approximateLength | ~500 km ⓘ |
| boundaryType | continental–continental plate boundary ⓘ |
| causes | earthquakes in eastern Turkey ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Dead Sea Transform
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ⓘ
North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal ⓘ |
| earthquakeHazard | significant ⓘ |
| faultType | continental transform fault ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary active ⓘ |
| hazardTo |
Syria
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Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
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eastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
northern margin of Arabian Plate
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southeastern margin of Anatolian Plate ⓘ |
| motionType | left-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Elazığ
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Gaziantep NERFINISHED ⓘ Kahramanmaraş NERFINISHED ⓘ Malatya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | generally NE–SW ⓘ |
| parallelTo | North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpide belt
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Anatolian fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateInvolved |
Anatolian Plate
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Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSlipRate | moderate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | frequent significant earthquakes in eastern Turkey ⓘ |
| rupturedIn |
2020 Elazığ earthquake
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2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes ⓘ |
| segment |
Erkenek segment
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Palu segment ⓘ Çardak–Sürgü segments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seismicActivity | high ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
seismology
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tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates westward escape of Anatolian Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
part of interaction between Anatolian Plate and Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
plate boundary between Anatolian Plate and Arabian Plate ⓘ |
| trend | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
East Anatolian Fault system