Analysed earthquake sequence along the Marmara fault in the Sea of Marmara off the megacity of Istanbul (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Analysed earthquake sequence along the Marmara fault in the Sea of Marmara off the megacity of Istanbul

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Analysed earthquake sequence along the Marmara fault in the Sea of Marmara off the megacity of Istanbul: Green stars mark moderate earthquakes with a magnitude of M>5, circles of various sizes mark the aftershocks. The chronological sequence shows the eastward movement. The different sections of the fault are marked in colour: blue is the creeping segment, orange is the transition zone and red is the currently locked segment where a major earthquake could occur.

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Patricia Martínez-Garzón

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