A hypothesis for the alternative southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Northwest Turkey

Authors : Gürol Seyitoğlu, Bülent Kaypak, Bahadır Aktuğ, Esra Gürbüz, Korhan Esat, Alper Gürbüz

Pages : 115-130

Doi:10.25288/tjb.298155

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Publication Date : 2016-04-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This paper proposes an alternative route for the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) using evidence from morphotectonic features, seismology, GPS and recently published Magnetotelluric and Transient Electromagnetic (MT) data. In this new route, the southern branch connects with the main branch of the NAFZ in Bolu via the Gölpazarı pull-apart basin and Mudurnu. The slip distribution of the NAFZ as taken from GPS data indicates that the newly hypothesized route is the second most important  branch of the NAFZ.
Keywords : GPS, neotektonik, Kuzey Anadolu Fay Zonu