Büyük Menderes Graben
The Büyük Menderes Graben is an active rift basin in western Turkey, part of the Western Anatolian Extension Zone.[1] It is about 140 km long and 2.5–14 km wide with a west-east trend.[2] It was formed during the early Miocene and remains active, as shown by historical earthquakes, the largest of which was the M7.5 1653 East Smyrna earthquake.[1] It forms a rift valley, through which the Büyük Menderes River drains into the Aegean Sea.
References
- ^ a b Bayrak Y.; Bayrak E. (2012). "An Evaluation of Earthquake Hazard Potential for Different Regions in Western Anatolia Using the Historical and Instrumental Earthquake Data". Pure and Applied Geophysics. 169 (10): 1859–1873. doi:10.1007/s00024-011-0439-3.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Gürer Ö.; Sarica-Filoreau N.; Özburan M.; Sangu E.; Dogan B. (2009). "Progressive development of the Büyük Menderes Graben based on new data, western Turkey" (PDF). Geological Magazine. 146 (5): 652–673. doi:10.1017/S0016756809006359.
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