Holocene Activity of Kutahya Fault Zone

dc.authoridKarabacak, Volkan/0000-0003-2581-7984
dc.contributor.authorAltinok, Sevgi
dc.contributor.authorKarabacak, Volkan
dc.contributor.authorYalciner, Cahit Caglar
dc.contributor.authorBilgen, A. Nejat
dc.contributor.authorAltunel, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorKiyak, Nafiye Gunec
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:24:19Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:24:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractKutahya Basin which is located near the northeast boundary of the Western Anatolia Extension Region is a depression area that extends in WNW-ESE direction. Southern margin of the basin is bounded by a distinct fault morphology called Kutahya Fault Zone. Geological, geomorphological and geophysical studies on the Kutahya Fault Zone show that this zone consists of 5 different fault branches. Total length of the mapped fault zone is about 22 km in N50-70W direction. Paleoseismological and archeoseismological studies show that there are at least two surface rupturing earthquakes during the last 8000 years. First earthquake was occurred around 6000 BC and the last one was around 1800 B.C. after which the Seyitomer Tell was abandoned. Thus, this study indicates that the Kutahya Fault Zone has produced destructive earthquakes during Holocene and considering the length of the fault zone, it is possible to suggest that the fault zone has earthquake potential at least 6.5 magnitude.
dc.identifier.endpage17
dc.identifier.issn1016-9164
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/29494
dc.identifier.volume55
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000443698500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherTmmob Jeoloji Muhendisleri Odasi
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Jeoloji Bulteni-Geological Bulletin of Turkey
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectArchaeoseismology
dc.subjectKutahya Fault Zone
dc.subjectPaleoseismology
dc.subjectWestern Anatolia
dc.titleHolocene Activity of Kutahya Fault Zone
dc.typeArticle

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