The neotectonics of NE Gaziantep: The Bozova and Halfeti strike-slip faults and their relationships with blind thrusts, Turkey Gaziantep kuzeydoǧusunun neotektoniǧi: Bozova ve Halfeti doǧrultu atimli faylari ve bunlarin kör bindirmeler ile ilişkileri, Türkiye

Şahbaz N., SEYİTOĞLU G.

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, sa.156, ss.17-42, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19076/mta.350433
  • Dergi Adı: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.17-42
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bozova fault, Earthquake, Gaziantep, Neotectonics, SE Turkey, Structural evaluation
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the northeast of Gaziantep, east-west trending thrusts, northeast-southwest trending left lateral strike-slip faults and northwest-southeast right lateral strike-slip faults are located. They are typical features of the neotectonics of southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Detailed mapping of these structures and structural data obtained from field studies indicate that east-west trending thrust faults and related fault propagation folds is post-Pliocene. The strike-slip faults that cut these structures should be younger than the thrust fault. On the other hand, the recent seismic activity in the southeast Anatolia (2011.10.23 - M=7.3 Van; 2012.06.14 - ML=5.5 şirnak-Silopi earthquakes) shows that north-south compression is taken by both thrusting and strike-slip faulting.