Anatolian Plate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Anatolian_Plate
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:area ~0.5 million km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Aegean_Sea_Plate
gptkb:Cyprus_Plate
gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:collidesWith gptkb:Aegean_Sea_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkbp:covers gptkb:central_Turkey
gptkb:Anatolia
gptkb:western_Turkey
gptkbp:earthquake yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anatolian Plate
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:majorFault gptkb:East_Anatolian_Fault
gptkb:Hellenic_Trench
gptkb:North_Anatolian_Fault
gptkbp:motionDirection westward
gptkbp:movement strike-slip
gptkbp:movementSpeed ~21 mm/year westward
gptkbp:movesRelativeTo gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Anatolia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Alpide_belt
gptkbp:separates gptkb:East_Anatolian_Fault
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:North_Anatolian_Fault
gptkbp:subductionZone gptkb:Hellenic_Trench
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6