More than 16 thousand of our citizens lost their lives in the severe earthquakes in Turkey. After the developments, it was started to be wondered in which provinces the East Anatolian fault line, which is one of the dangerous faults in our country, passed. Here are the provinces where the East Anatolian fault line passes.
Which provinces does the East Anatolian fault line pass through?
It is known that the East Anatolian Fault Line passes through the provinces of Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Elazığ, Bingöl and Muş and meets the North Anatolian Fault Line.
West Anatolian Fault Line: The Western Anatolian Fault Line (BAF) is an east-west trending earthquake area in western Anatolia. This area consists of many utilities ordered from north to south.
East Anatolian Fault Line: The East Anatolian Fault Line is a major fault line in eastern Turkey. It is known that the fault lies along the boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the Arabian Plate.
North Anatolian Fault Line: (NAF) is one of the fastest moving faults in the world. This fault is counted as one of the most active right-lateral strike faults in the world.
Turkey Fault Map Inquiry Screen
The Turkey Earthquake Zones Map, which came into force in 1996, was renewed by AFAD Earthquake Department and published in the Official Gazette dated 18 March 2018 and numbered 30364 (repeated). The new map came into effect on January 1, 2019.
How is the building earthquake test done, is the building I live in sound? How can I find out if my house is earthquake resistant?
The new map has been prepared with much more detailed data, taking into account the latest earthquake source parameters, earthquake catalogs and new generation mathematical models. In the new map, unlike the previous map, the highest ground acceleration values were shown instead of earthquake zones, and the concept of "earthquake zone" was removed.
Earthquake hazard map is not a RISK map. In order to be a RISK map, it is necessary to know the effects of the structures and the population at the time of the earthquake on this hazard map, to determine the economic losses, to calculate the damage to the environment by the earthquake and to create a map showing the results of this damage and loss.
The new map was prepared within the scope of public and university cooperation with the project titled ²Updating the Seismic Hazard Map of Turkey² supported by AFAD National Earthquake Research Program (UDAP).
CLICK for E-State Entry and AFAD Fault Lines Map
Does a fault line run under my house?
Here You can reach your current location on the map by clicking on it. You will be able to see in which time period the fault line passes under your house by clicking the Faults tab on the side of the screen and the boxes in the Last 24, the last 7 days and the Last 30 days from the Earthquakes tab.
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