What is the East Anatolian Fault Line, Is It Broken, Which Provinces Does It Pass Through?

With the earthquake of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes in Kahramanmaraş, 10 provinces became a serious wreck. While the search and rescue and wreckage studies continue, the East Anatolian fault line and Turkey earthquake risk map researches are curious together with the Istanbul earthquake discussions. AFAD Turkey earthquake risk map and 1,2,3 regions with risky provinces were shared. There are 3 major fault lines in total in Turkey, namely the North Anatolian Fault Line, the East Anatolian Line and the West Anatolian Fault Line. So, which provinces does the Eastern Anatolian fault line cover, where does it pass? 1,2,3, which are the provinces with high risk?

 Which Provinces Does the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line Pass Through?

East Anatolian Fault Line; It continues until Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Elazığ, Bingöl and Muş and meets with the North Anatolian Fault Line.

 What is the East Anatolian Fault Line?

0East Anatolian Fault Line: The East Anatolian Fault Line is a major Fracture in eastern Turkey. The fault runs along the boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the Arabian Plate.

The East Anatolian Fault Line starts from the Maraş Triple Junction at the northern end of the Dead Sea Fissure and runs in the northeast direction and ends at the Karlıova Triple Junction, where it meets the North Anatolian Fault Line.

Other Fault Lines in Turkey

West Anatolian Fault Line: The West Anatolian Fault Line (BAF) is an earthquake area in the west of Anatolia, extending from east to west, and consisting of many faults lined up from north to south.

The North Anatolian Fault Line (NAF) is one of the fastest moving and most active right-lateral strike-slip faults in the world.

The NAF system is highly seismic, since the Anatolian Plate is located between the Arabian Plate in the south (with rapid compression up to 25 mm per year) and the Eurasian Plate in the north (almost no movement) and therefore moves rapidly in the form of westward expansion. shows activity.

The NAF is a 1100 km long dextral and strike-slip active fault line. It cuts across all northern Anatolia from Lake Van to the Gulf of Saros. It does not consist of a single fault, it is a fault zone consisting of many parts. On the fault line, fragmented-crushed rocks, cold and hot springs, ponds, travertine formations, young volcanic cones are encountered.