The Seismicity of Adana Province and Faults Capable of Generating Earthquakes

Ulvi Can Ünlügenç; Ahmet Can Akıncı

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The Seismicity of Adana Province and Faults Capable of Generating Earthquakes

Yazarlar:

Ulvi Can Ünlügenç | Ahmet Can Akıncı

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Jeoloji

Dergi:

Geosound Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323277

pISSN:

1019-1003

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Özet:

 The African and Arabian plates limited by transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, located in the southern parts of our country on the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain belt, are compressing our Anatolian platelet by moving from South to North along the Dead Sea Fault Zone for millions of years. As a result of these compressions, the African Plate continues to subduct underneath Cyprus in the south-southwestern parts of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, but in the southeastern parts of Cyprus, this tectonic suture extends northeastwards to our country borders with a transform fault lineament through Latakia and Samandağ Hatay. While a segment of the transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, which presents approximately a north-south trend and forms the border between the African and Arabian plates, merges with the suture extending from Cyprus in the northern parts of the Hatay region around the Serinyol side, it forms a triple junction zone where three plates intersect at one point in this region. Another segment of the Dead Sea Fault Zone extends through Syria, along the southern border of the Karasu graben, towards the west-northwest of Gaziantep province. These tectonic sutures located in the near southern parts of Adana province also put our region active in terms of seismicity. The seismicity of the Adana city is controlled by active faults such as the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone, Ecemiş Fault Zone, Hellenic-Cyprus arc and its branches, along with these mentioned sutures. There are active faults in and near Adana province that have produced earthquakes in the past and may do so in the future. Some of the faults in places close to our city: Yumurtalık Fault in the E-SE part of Adana city center, Ceyhan-Karataş fault, İmamoğlu Misis-Yakapınar Fault, which extends from the Misis-Yakapınar region towards the İmamoğlu district to the north direction, and the Kozan Fault, which extends from Kozan to the Southwest, within the Adana Basin, from the North of the Çatalan Dam, towards Mersin in a NE-SW direction. Apart from these, there are the Toprakkale fault, which have an approximately North-south trending, near Osmaniye, and Savrun and Çokak faults in the far northern parts. In the West of Adana province, there is the left-lateral strike-slip Ecemiş Fault Zone which extends approximately N15-25E. These mentioned faults are surface fractures that can control the seismicity of the region.

 The African and Arabian plates limited by transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, located in the southern parts of our country on the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain belt, are compressing our Anatolian platelet by moving from South to North along the Dead Sea Fault Zone for millions of years. As a result of these compressions, the African Plate continues to subduct underneath Cyprus in the south-southwestern parts of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, but in the southeastern parts of Cyprus, this tectonic suture extends northeastwards to our country borders with a transform fault lineament through Latakia and Samandağ Hatay. While a segment of the transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, which presents approximately a north-south trend and forms the border between the African and Arabian plates, merges with the suture extending from Cyprus in the northern parts of the Hatay region around the Serinyol side, it forms a triple junction zone where three plates intersect at one point in this region. Another segment of the Dead Sea Fault Zone extends through Syria, along the southern border of the Karasu graben, towards the west-northwest of Gaziantep province. These tectonic sutures located in the near southern parts of Adana province also put our region active in terms of seismicity. The seismicity of the Adana city is controlled by active faults such as the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone, Ecemiş Fault Zone, Hellenic-Cyprus arc and its branches, along with these mentioned sutures. There are active faults in and near Adana province that have produced earthquakes in the past and may do so in the future. Some of the faults in places close to our city: Yumurtalık Fault in the E-SE part of Adana city center, Ceyhan-Karataş fault, İmamoğlu Misis-Yakapınar Fault, which extends from the Misis-Yakapınar region towards the İmamoğlu district to the north direction, and the Kozan Fault, which extends from Kozan to the Southwest, within the Adana Basin, from the North of the Çatalan Dam, towards Mersin in a NE-SW direction. Apart from these, there are the Toprakkale fault, which have an approximately North-south trending, near Osmaniye, and Savrun and Çokak faults in the far northern parts. In the West of Adana province, there is the left-lateral strike-slip Ecemiş Fault Zone which extends approximately N15-25E. These mentioned faults are surface fractures that can control the seismicity of the region.

 The African and Arabian plates limited by transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, located in the southern parts of our country on the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain belt, are compressing our Anatolian platelet by moving from South to North along the Dead Sea Fault Zone for millions of years. As a result of these compressions, the African Plate continues to subduct underneath Cyprus in the south-southwestern parts of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, but in the southeastern parts of Cyprus, this tectonic suture extends northeastwards to our country borders with a transform fault lineament through Latakia and Samandağ Hatay. While a segment of the transform Dead Sea Fault Zone, which presents approximately a north-south trend and forms the border between the African and Arabian plates, merges with the suture extending from Cyprus in the northern parts of the Hatay region around the Serinyol side, it forms a triple junction zone where three plates intersect at one point in this region. Another segment of the Dead Sea Fault Zone extends through Syria, along the southern border of the Karasu graben, towards the west-northwest of Gaziantep province. These tectonic sutures located in the near southern parts of Adana province also put our region active in terms of seismicity. The seismicity of the Adana city is controlled by active faults such as the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone, Ecemiş Fault Zone, Hellenic-Cyprus arc and its branches, along with these mentioned sutures. There are active faults in and near Adana province that have produced earthquakes in the past and may do so in the future. Some of the faults in places close to our city: Yumurtalık Fault in the E-SE part of Adana city center, Ceyhan-Karataş fault, İmamoğlu Misis-Yakapınar Fault, which extends from the Misis-Yakapınar region towards the İmamoğlu district to the north direction, and the Kozan Fault, which extends from Kozan to the Southwest, within the Adana Basin, from the North of the Çatalan Dam, towards Mersin in a NE-SW direction. Apart from these, there are the Toprakkale fault, which have an approximately North-south trending, near Osmaniye, and Savrun and Çokak faults in the far northern parts. In the West of Adana province, there is the left-lateral strike-slip Ecemiş Fault Zone which extends approximately N15-25E. These mentioned faults are surface fractures that can control the seismicity of the region.

 Alp-Himalaya Dağ kuşağı üzerinde yer alan ülkemizin güney kesimlerinde Afrika ve Arap levhaları, milyonlarca yıldır arasında sınır oluşturan transform Ölü Deniz Fay Zonu boyunca güneyden kuzeye doğru hareket ederek Anadolu levhacığını sıkıştırmaktadır. Bu stres sonucunda Akdenizin içerisinde Kıbrısın güney-güneybatı kesimlerinde Afrika Levhası Kıbrısın altına dalmaya devam etmekte, ancak Kıbrısın güneydoğu kesimlerinde ise bu tektonik sütur kuzeydoğuya doğru Lazkiye ve Samandağ Hatay üzerinden ülke sınırlarımıza transform faylı bir hatla uzanmaktadır. Afrika ve Arap levhaları arasında sınır oluşturan yaklaşık kuzey-güney uzanımlı transform nitelikli Ölü Deniz Fay Zonunun bir segmenti Hatay bölgesinin kuzey kesimlerinde Kıbrıs tarafından gelen sütur ile Serinyol taraflarında birleşirken bu bölgede üç levhanın bir noktada kesiştiği üçlü birleşme bölgesini oluşturmaktadır. Ölü Deniz Fay Zonunun diğer bir segmenti Suriye üzerinden Karasu grabeninin güney sınırı boyunca Gaziantep ilinin batı-kuzeybatısına doğru uzanmaktadır. İlimizin yakın güney kesimlerinde yer alan bu tektonik süturlar Adana bölgesini depremsellik açısından aktif duruma getirmektedir. Adana bölgesinin sismisitesi, belirtilen bu süturlar ile birlikte Doğu Anadolu Fay Zonu, Ecemiş Fay Zonu, Hellenic-Kıbrıs yayı ve dalları gibi aktif faylar tarafından kontrol edilmektedir. Adana ili ve yakınında geçmişte depremler üretmiş ve gelecekte de üretebilecek aktif faylarımız bulunmaktadır. İlimize yakın olan yerlerdeki faylardan bazıları: Adana il merkezinin D-GD kesimindeki Yumurtalık Fayı, Ceyhan-Karataş fayı, Misis-Yakapınar bölgesinden kuzey yönünde İmamoğlu ilçe merkezine doğru uzanan İmamoğlu Misis-Yakapınar Fayı, Kozandan güneybatıya doğru Adana Baseninin içerisinden Çatalan barajının kuzeyinden KD-GB uzanımında Mersine doğru uzanan Kozan Fayıdır. Bunlarla birlikte Osmaniye yakınlarında yaklaşık kuzey-güney uzanıma sahip Toprakkale ve daha kuzey kesimlerde Savrun ve Çokak fayları bulunmaktadır. Adana ili batısında yaklaşık K15-25D uzanımına sahip sol yönlü doğrultu atımlı Ecemiş Fay Zonu yer almaktadır. Belirtilen bu faylar bölgenin depremselliğini denetleyebilecek yüzey kırıklarıdır.

Makale detayları

The Seismicity of Adana Province and Faults Capable of Generating Earthquakes

Yazarlar:

Ulvi Can Ünlügenç | Ahmet Can Akıncı

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Jeoloji

Dergi:

Geosound Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323277

pISSN:

1019-1003

Adana city

seismicity

active faults

East Anatolian Fault Zone

Anadolu platelet.Adana

Depremsellik

Aktif faylar

Doğu Anadolu Fayı

Anadolu levhacığı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ulvi Can Ünlügenç | Ahmet Can Akıncı

Yayıncı: Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar: Genel Jeoloji

Dergi: Geosound Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323277

pISSN: 1019-1003

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ulvi Can Ünlügenç | Ahmet Can Akıncı

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Jeoloji

Dergi:

Geosound Vol.59 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323277

pISSN:

1019-1003