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Title: Palaeolimnology of Lake Sapanca and identification of historic earthquake signals, Northern Anatolian Fault Zone (Turkey)
Authors: Schwab, MJ
Werner, P
Dulski, P
McGee, E
Nowaczyk, N
Bertrand, S
Leroy, SAG
Keywords: Natural hazards;Historic earthquakes;Multi-proxy approach;Lacustrine sediments;Northern Anatolian Fault;Lake Sapanca
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Quaternary Science Reviews. 28 (1-2) 991-1005
Abstract: Lake Sapanca is located on a strand of the Northern Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ, Turkey), where a series of strong earthquakes (Ms >6.0) have occurred over the past hundred years. Identifying prehistoric earthquakes in and around Lake Sapanca is key to a better understanding of plate movements along the NAFZ. This study contributes to the development of palaeolimnological tools to identify past earthquakes in Lake Sapanca. To this end several promising proxies were investigated, specifically lithology, magnetic susceptibility, grain size (thin-section and laser analysis), geochemistry, pollen concentration, diatom assemblages, 137Cs and 210Pb. Sedimentological indicators provided evidence for reworked, turbidite-like or homogeneous facies (event layers) in several short cores (<45 cm). Other indicators of sediment input and the historical chronicles available for the area suggest that three of these event layers likely originated from the AD 1957, 1967 and 1999 earthquakes. Recent changes in sediment deposition and nutrient levels have also been identified, but are probably not related to earthquakes. This study demonstrates that a combination of indicators can be used to recognize earthquake-related event layers in cores that encompass a longer period of time.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4134
ISSN: 0277-3791
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