Anatolian Sub-Plate
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)| Anatolian Sub-Plate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Micro |
| Movement1 | south-west |
| Speed1 | 21 mm/year |
| Features | Anatolia |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
The Anatolian Sub-Plate
According to the
transform boundary with the Eurasian Plate, forming the North Anatolian Fault
Zone (NAFZ).
Research indicates that the Anatolian Plate is rotating counterclockwise as it is being pushed west by the Arabian Plate, impeded from any northerly movement by the Eurasian Plate.[8] In some references, the Anatolian Plate is referred to as a "block" of continental crust still coupled to the Eurasian Plate. But studies of the North Anatolian Fault indicate that Anatolia is de-coupled from the Eurasian Plate.[8] It is now being squeezed by the Arabian Plate from the east and forced toward the west as the Eurasian Plate to its north is blocking motion in that direction. The African Plate is subducting beneath the Anatolian Plate along the Cyprus and Hellenic Arcs offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
See also
References
- ^ "Eastern Turkey IRIS Report".
- .
The Anatolian tectonic block (sub-plate) is being affected by converging plate movements that occur between the Arabian-African and Eurasian plates (e.g. Armijo, Meyer, Hubert, & Barka, Citation1999; Bozkurt, Citation2001; Jackson & McKenzie, Citation1984; Le Pichon, Chamot-Rooke, Lallemant, Noomen, & Veis, Citation1995; McKenzie, Citation1972, 1978; Şengör, Citation1979, 1980; Sengör, Görür, & Saroglu, Citation1985; Taymaz, Jackson, & McKenzie, Citation1991). As a result of this collision, the North Anatolian (NAF) and East Anatolian (EAF) transform faults have been formed. The Anatolian sub-plate is bounded to the north and east by these faults. The impingement started to move the sub-plate westward and resulted compression and uplifts near the Karlıova triple junction in the Eastern Anatolia. As a result of anti-clockwise rotational movement of the Anatolian sub-plate in a westward direction four different neotectonic regions have been formed namely: (1) East Anatolian compressional region, (2) North Anatolian region, (3) Central Anatolian 'ova' region and (4) West Anatolian extensional region (Sengör et al., Citation1985).
- ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Osborne, Margaret. "7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Felt 'Like the Apocalypse' in Turkey and Syria". Smithsonian Magazine.
- ^ "Here's what we know about what caused the Turkey earthquake". NPR. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Turkey IRIS Report". atlas.geo.cornell.edu.
- ^ "Anatolian Fault, Turkey | AMNH".
- S2CID 128589145.
- ^ .
External links
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