The fault breaks of the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey and the tectonic evolution of the Sea of Marmara; a summary

We discuss the main features of the 1999 earthquake's breaks within the
framework of relevant tectonic information at a larger scale, specifically the
observations concerning the process of propagation of the North Anatolian fault
across the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Using a long-term fault kinematic model
of the Marmara pull-apart we can assess the total slip, the block rotations near Izmit
and Düzce and explain the distinct fault bend observed near Akyazi. Finally, we
briefly present some aspects of the fault segmentation and slip heterogeneity seen in
the field and in the SAR interferograms.