North Anatolian Fault

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geographical_region
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Anatolian_Plate gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkbp:displacement	about 20-30 mm/year
gptkbp:fault	gptkb:strike-slip_fault
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:F._B._Hubbert
gptkbp:lastMajorRupture	1999
gptkbp:length	about 1200 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:movement	right-lateral
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:1999_Düzce_earthquake gptkb:1999_İzmit_earthquake gptkb:1939_Erzincan_earthquake
gptkbp:parallelTo	gptkb:Black_Sea_coast
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Alpide_belt
gptkbp:passesThrough	gptkb:Erzincan gptkb:Istanbul gptkb:Marmara_Region gptkb:Düzce gptkb:Sakarya gptkb:Amasya gptkb:Bolu
gptkbp:riskFactor	gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:seismicHazard	high
gptkbp:studiedBy	seismologists
gptkbp:tectonicSetting	transform boundary
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1999_İzmit_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	North Anatolian Fault