Influence of the Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fault Zone in Bozburun Peninsula (southwest Türkiye): Evidence from structural data and focal mechanism solutions

Abstract

Structural data obtained from fault surfaces in the Bozburun Peninsula, southwest Türkiye indicate that the previously known active normal faults are indeed strike-slip structures. The configuration of left- and right-lateral strike-slip segments and lineaments observed from high-resolution satellite images, plus the evaluation of available focal mechanism solutions of the earthquakes having less than 30 km depth around Bozburun Peninsula, show that the study area is under influence of the left-lateral Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fault Zone.

Keywords

• Aegean Arc
• Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fault Zone
• Bozburun Peninsula
• Southwest Türkiye

Supporting Institution

AFAD

Project Number

UDAP-Ç-19-20

Thanks

This paper is a part of a project titled “Investigation of the deep seismic velocity structure of the gulf of Gökova and surroundings by tomographic methods and associating with tectonic structures in the region (UDAP-Ç-19-20)” supported by AFAD.

Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fay Zonu'nun Bozburun Yarımadası'ndaki (güneybatı Türkiye) etkisi: Yapısal verilerden ve odak mekanizma çözümlerinden elde edilen kanıtlar

Abstract

Güneybatı Türkiye’deki Bozburun Yarımadası’nda fay düzlemlerinden elde edilen yapısal veriler, daha önce bilinen diri normal fayların aslında doğrultu atımlı faylar olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Sol ve sağ yanal doğrultu atımlı segmentlerin ve yüksek çözünürlüklü uydu görüntülerinden saptanan çizgiselliklerin dağılımı ve Bozburun Yarımadası çevresinde 30 km’den daha sığ depremlerin odak mekanizması çözümlerinin birlikte değerlendirilmesi, çalışma alanının sol yanal Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fay Zonu etkisinde olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Ege Yayı
• Ptolemy-Pliny-Strabo Fay Zonu
• Bozburun Yarımadası
• Güneybatı Türkiye

Project Number

UDAP-Ç-19-20

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