Şarköy-Mürefte 1912 Earthquake's Tsunami, extension of the associated faulting in the Marmara Sea, Turkey

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-346

  Altinok Y ^a   Alpar, B ^a   Yaltirak C ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Marmara Sea; North Anatolian fault; Seismic reflection; Slumping; Tsunami; Underwater failures

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; INVENTORY; PALEOSEISMICITY; TSUNAMI;

SEA OF MARMARA;

EID: 0041852772     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024581022222     Document Type: Article

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