North Aegean Trough
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The North Aegean Trough is a major submarine tectonic depression in the northern Aegean Sea that continues the activity of the North Anatolian Fault into the Aegean region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Aegean Trough canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological structure
ⓘ
submarine trough ⓘ tectonic depression ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegean extensional regime
ⓘ
Aegean microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ earthquakes in Greece ⓘ earthquakes in Turkey ⓘ seismicity in the northern Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| continues | North Anatolian Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Greece
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Marmara region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | central Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| formedBy |
crustal extension
ⓘ
strike-slip tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Neogene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
active faulting
ⓘ
seafloor deformation ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake hazard
ⓘ
tsunami potential ⓘ |
| influences |
regional seismic hazard in the Aegean
ⓘ
sedimentation in the northern Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
North Aegean Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Aegean Sea tectonic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
northern coast of Greece
ⓘ
northwestern coast of Turkey ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Aegean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aegean back-arc extension
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plate boundary between Anatolian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
seismotectonics ⓘ tectonophysics ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | submarine depression ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity |
extensional tectonics
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | North Anatolian Fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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