The Bursa–Gönen Depression, NW Turkey: a complex basin developed on the North Anatolian Fault

In this study, we show that the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault has been active since Late Pliocene time and that evidence of activity is supported by geological and seismological data. The southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault consists of four segments from west to east: Yenice–...

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Published in:Geological magazine 2013-09, Vol.150 (5), p.801-821
Main Authors: Selim, H. Haluk, Tuysuz, Okan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
active faults
Anatolia
Asia
basin analysis
Basins
Bursa Turkey
Bursa-Gonen Depression
Cenozoic
depressions
Earthquakes
Fault diagnosis
Fault lines
fault planes
faults
Geologic depressions
geomorphology
Global Positioning System
Kinematics
lithostratigraphy
Manyas-Mustafakemalpasa Fault
Middle East
Neogene
neotectonics
North Anatolian Fault
northwestern Turkey
Original Articles
Pliocene
pull-apart basins
Sea of Marmara region
sedimentary cover
segmentation
Seismic activity
seismotectonics
strike-slip faults
structural analysis
Structural geology
systems
tectonics
Tertiary
Turkey
uplifts
upper Pliocene
Yenice Turkey
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Summary:In this study, we show that the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault has been active since Late Pliocene time and that evidence of activity is supported by geological and seismological data. The southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault consists of four segments from west to east: Yenice–Gönen, Manyas–Mustafakemalpaşa, Uluabat and Bursa. These faults delimit the Bursa–Gönen Depression, with the Bandırma–Mudanya Uplift to the north and Uludağ–Sularya Uplift to the south. The Bursa–Gönen Depression includes Upper Pliocene to Recent sediments that thicken to the south, suggesting a deposition pattern under active fault control. Study of fault kinematics suggests that the Bursa–Gönen Depression started as a small pull-apart basin during Late Pliocene time, and then evolved to a large depression. The faults delimiting this depression are still active and capable of producing future earthquakes.
ISSN:0016-7568
1469-5081
DOI:10.1017/S0016756812000945