| Abstract: | A strong earthquake (M(w) = 7.4) occurred near the town of Golcuk, Izmit Bay, Western Turkey, at 00:01 GMT on August 17, 1999. Izmit Bay is a E-W trending pull-apart basin with a surface area of about 300 km2 along the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAF), in the eastern extension of the Sea of Marmara. The earthquake was caused by a westerly movement of the Anatolian plate along NAF and was accompanied by isolated, chaotic water movements along the northern and southern shores of the bay. At localities along the shoreline a sudden drop in sea level, and a subsequent rise was prominent. The mode of observed sea-level movements rules out the occurrence of a basin-wide tsunami, sensu stricto. Instead, the water movements are attributed to localized sudden dip-slip movements of fault blocks in this pull-apart basin. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. |
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| Citation Author: | Ozturk, H.; Koral, H.; Geist, E. L. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Intra-basinal water movements induced by faulting: The August 17, 1999, Golcuk (Izmit Bay) earthquake (M(W) = 7.4); 2000; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Ozturk, H.; Koral, H.; Geist, E. L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 263 |
| Citation Volume: | 170 |
| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | Intra-basinal water movements induced by faulting: The August 17, 1999, Golcuk (Izmit Bay) earthquake (M(W) = 7.4); 2000; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Ozturk, H.; Koral, H.; Geist, E. L. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00090-6 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
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