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2011_GFZ_Bohnhoff_etal.pdf

Abstract

The Marmara segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) in NW Turkey currently represents a ‚seismic gap' that has not been activated since 1766 and that has the potential to host a M>7 earthquake in the near future close to the Mega-City Istanbul with its 14 million inhabitants. To characterize the Marmara fault segment a local seismic network was installed offshore Istanbul on the Princes Islands in the direct vicinity to the fault (PIRES campaign) as part of the GFZ Plate Boundary Initiative.