2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 19
Sunday, 7 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T92. Neotectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Ibrahim Çemen, Eric Sandvol and Omer Emre, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MORPHOTECTONIC DEVELOPMENT OF ANATOLIA AND THE SURROUNDING REGIONS
YILMAZ, Yucel, Faculty of Science, Kadir Has Univ, Cibali Merkez Kampusu Cibali, Ýstanbul, 34230-01, Turkey, yyýlmaz@khas.edu.tr, yyýlmaz@khas.edu.tr
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8:20 AM
GPS CONSTRAINTS ON CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND CAUCASUS REGION: EVIDENCE FOR PLATE/BLOCK-LIKE BEHAVIOR OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
MCCLUSKY, Simon and REILINGER, Robert, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, simon@mit.edu, simon@mit.edu
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8:40 AM
ACTIVE TECTONICS OF TURKEY AND SURROUNDINGS: A SYNTHESIS OF SOURCE PARAMETERS AND RUPTURE HISTORIES OF RECENT EARTHQUAKES
TAYMAZ, Tuncay, Department of Geophysical Engineering, the Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Maslak Campus, Ayazaga, Istanbul, TR-34390, Turkey, TAN, Onur and YOLSAL, Seda, taymaz@itu.edu.tr, taymaz@itu.edu.tr
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8:55 AM
DRAINAGE EVOLUTION ALONG THE NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE, EASTERN MARMARA-TURKEY
YILDIRIM, Cengiz, Geological Research Department, General Directorate of Mineral Rsch and Exploration (MTA), Eskisehir Yolu, Ankara, 06520 and EMRE, Omer, Geological Research Department, General Directorate of Mineral Rsch and Exploration (MTA), Eskisehir Yolu, Ankara, 06520, Turkey, cengizyildirim@mta.gov.tr, cengizyildirim@mta.gov.tr
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9:10 AM
PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE 1912, 1944 AND 1999 RUPTURES ON THE NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF STRAIN RELEASE
ROCKWELL, T.K.1, OKUMURA, K.2, DUMAN, T.3, SEITZ, G.4, RAGONA, D.4, AWATA, Y.5, UCARKUS, G.6, AKSOY, E.6, FERRY, M.7 and MEGHRAOUI, M.8, (1)Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, (2)Hiroshima Univ, Hiroshima, Japan, (3)MTA, Ankara, Turkey, (4)San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, (5)GSJ, Tokyo, Japan, (6)ITU, Istanbul, Turkey, (7)ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, (8)Strassbourg, France, trockwell@geology.sdsu.edu, trockwell@geology.sdsu.edu
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9:25 AM
STATIC COULOMB STRESS SCENARIOS FOR EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES IN THE EASTERN MARMARA SEA
MULLER, Jordan R., Geodynamics Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Mail Stop 921, Greenbelt, MD 20771 and AYDIN, Atilla, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305, jmuller@core2.gsfc.nasa.gov, jmuller@core2.gsfc.nasa.gov
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9:40 AM
ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AUGUST 17, 1999 EASTERN MARMARA EARTHQUAKE AND THE RECENT SEISMO-TECTONIC SETTING OF THE REGION
KASAPOGLU, K. Ercin, Geological Engineering, Hacettepe Univ, Beytrepe Campus, Ankara, 06532, ercin@hacettepe.edu.tr, ercin@hacettepe.edu.tr
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9:55 AM
LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE IN EASTERN TURKEY
TURKELLI, Niyazi, Department of Geophysics, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Rsch Institute, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, turkelli@boun.edu.tr, turkelli@boun.edu.tr
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10:10 AM
EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES AND REGIONAL STRAIN PARTITIONING ALONG THE NORTHERN DEAD SEA FAULT (SYRIA AND LEBANON)
GOMEZ, Francisco, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, MEGHRAOUI, Mustapha, EOST, Institute de Physique du Globe, Strasbourg, France, KHAWLIE, Mohamad, Lebanese National Center for Remote Sensing, Mansourieh, Lebanon, AL-GHAZZI, Riad, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Damascus, Syria and BARAZANGI, Muawia, Cornell University, Institute for the Study of the Continents, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, fgomez@missouri.edu, fgomez@missouri.edu
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10:25 AM
MANTLE DYNAMICS AND CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION RESULTING FROM SLAB TEAR BENEATH THE ISPARTA ANGLE IN SOUTHWESTERN TURKEY
SANDVOL, Eric1, GOMEZ, Francisco1 and ÇEMEN, Ibrahim2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, sandvole@missouri.edu, sandvole@missouri.edu
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10:40 AM
NEOTECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL OF WESTERN ANATOLIA EXTENDED TERRAIN, TURKEY
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim1, CATLOS, Elizabeth J.1 and HANCER, Mete2, (1)School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Dept. of Geological Eng, Pamukkale Univ, Denizli, DC 20010, Turkey, icemen@okstate.edu, icemen@okstate.edu
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10:55 AM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF CRUSTAL STRUCTURE AND EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECHANISMS IN WESTERN TURKEY FROM THE 2003 SEISMIC RECORDING EXPERIMENT
ZHU, Lupei1, MITCHELL, Brian1 and AKYOL, Nihal2, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis Univ, 3507 Laclede Ave, St Louis, MO 63103, (2)Department of Geophysics, Dokuz Eylul Univ, Izmir, Turkey, lupei@eas.slu.edu, lupei@eas.slu.edu
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11:10 AM
THE SOUTHERN BALKAN CENOZOIC EXTENSIONAL REGION AND ITS RELATION TO EXTENSION IN THE AEGEAN REALM
BURCHFIEL, B. Clark1, DUMURDZANOV, Nikola2, SERAFIMOVSKI, Todor2 and NAKOV, Radoslav3, (1)Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1010 Green Building, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Faculty of Mining and Geology, Univ "St. Cyril and Methodius", Goce Delcev 89, Stip, 92000, (3)Institute of Geology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Building 24, Bonchev Str, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria, bcburch@MIT.EDU, bcburch@MIT.EDU
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11:30 AM
NEOTECTONICS, SEISMOLOGY AND THE MODE OF LATE CENOZOIC CRUSTAL DEFORMATION IN THE ALBANIDES, BALKAN PENINSULA
DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami Univ, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and KOÇIU, Siasi, Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Missouri-Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, dileky@muohio.edu, dileky@muohio.edu
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11:45 AM
NEW GPS CONSTRAINTS ON ADRIA MICROPLATE KINEMATICS, DYNAMICS, AND RIGIDITY FROM THE ISTRIA PENINSULA, SLOVENIA AND CROATIA
WEBER, John C., Grand Valley State Univ, 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9401, VRABEC, Marko, Department of Geology, Univ of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, STOPAR, Bojan, Department of Geodesy, Univ of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia and DIXON, Tim, RSMAS-MGG, Univ of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, weberj@gvsu.edu, weberj@gvsu.edu
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