Sentences with phrase «anatolian fault»

Between 1939 and 1999 Turkey's major earthquakes were marching westward along the north Anatolian fault, prompting fears that Istanbul — which lies near the fault — would eventually shake.

Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong earthquake.

The North Anatolian fault, which caused destructive earthquakes in Turkey in 1999, is comparable to the San Andreas fault in California.

Layout of the network of acoustic transponders (French in red, German in yellow) in the Sea of Marmara, on either side of the submarine segment of the North Anatolian fault (NAF), whose assumed trace is shown by the dashed line.

Many of Turkey's most severe quakes occur on one of the two faults that flank the Anatolian plate — the north and the east Anatolian faults.