Anatolian Fault System

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf river
gptkbp:activeDuring approximately 20 million years ago
gptkbp:associatedWith high seismic activity
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:East_Anatolian_Fault
gptkb:North_Anatolian_Fault
gptkbp:divisions gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkb:Anatolian_Plate
gptkbp:has multiple segments
significant geological features
complex faulting patterns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anatolian Fault System
gptkbp:impact urban_planning_in_Turkey
gptkbp:influences regional geology
gptkbp:is a significant geological hazard
a region of interest for geologists
a region of interest for risk assessment professionals
a boundary between tectonic plates
a critical area for disaster preparedness
a focus of international geological studies
a key area for earthquake research
a region of interest for anthropologists
a region of interest for archaeologists
a region of interest for climate scientists
a region of interest for community planners
a region of interest for economists
a region of interest for educators
a region of interest for emergency services
a region of interest for engineers
a region of interest for environmentalists
a region of interest for geophysicists
a region of interest for historians
a region of interest for hydrologists
a region of interest for insurance companies
a region of interest for land use planners
a region of interest for policymakers
a region of interest for public health officials
a region of interest for sociologists
a region of interest for students
a region of interest for transportation planners
a region of interest for urban planners
a subject of public awareness campaigns
a region of interest for disaster management experts
a_major_source_of_earthquakes_in_Turkey
gptkbp:is_monitored_by scientific institutions
gptkbp:length approximately 1,500 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:notableTracks 1939 Erzincan earthquake
1940 Dumlupınar earthquake
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
1970 Gediz earthquake
1980 Çaldıran earthquake
1983 Kocaeli earthquake
1992 Erzincan earthquake
1999 İzmit earthquake
2010 Elazığ earthquake
2011 Van earthquake
gptkbp:research geology
seismology
gptkbp:type transform fault