East Anatolian Fault

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_Anatolian_Fault

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:transform_fault
gptkbp:connectsTo	gptkb:Dead_Sea_Transform gptkb:North_Anatolian_Fault
gptkbp:displacement	6-10 mm/year
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1969
gptkbp:length	~700 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:mapType	visible on geological maps of Turkey
gptkbp:movement	strike-slip left-lateral
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquake gptkb:2020_Elazığ_earthquake gptkb:2010_Elazığ_earthquake
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Alpide_Belt
gptkbp:passesThrough	gptkb:Erzincan gptkb:Kahramanmaraş gptkb:Malatya gptkb:Elazığ
gptkbp:runsThrough	gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia_Region
gptkbp:tectonicBoundaryBetween	gptkb:Anatolian_Plate gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	East Anatolian Fault