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Earthquake imprints on a lacustrine deltaic system: Example of the Kürk Delta along the East Anatolian Fault (Turkey)
Hubert, Aurelia; El Ouahabi, Meriam; Moreno, David et al.
2017EGU Vienna 2017
 

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Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Hubert, Aurelia  ;  Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Géomorphologie et Géologie du Quaternaire
El Ouahabi, Meriam  ;  Université de Liège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
Moreno, David;  Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium (
Avsar, Ulas;  METU Geological Engineering Department, Ankara, Turkey
Altınok, Sevgi;  Osmangazi University, Engeneering Faculty, Dept. of Geology, Eskisehir, Turkey
Fagel, Nathalie  ;  Université de Liège, Département de Géologie, Liege, Belgium
Çagatay, Namik;  Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul, Turkey
Language :
English
Title :
Earthquake imprints on a lacustrine deltaic system: Example of the Kürk Delta along the East Anatolian Fault (Turkey)
Publication date :
2017
Event name :
EGU Vienna 2017
Event place :
Vienne, Austria
Event date :
23–28 April 2017
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19.Katlenburg-Lindau, GermanyEuropean Geophysical Society. (2017).
Name of the research project :
QuakeRecNankai project
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
Commentary :
Deltas contain sedimentary records that are not only indicative of water level changes, but also particularly sensitive to earthquake shaking typically resulting in soft-sediment-deformation structures. The Kürk lacustrine delta lies at the south-western extremity of Lake Hazar in eastern Turkey and is adjacent to the seismogenic East Anatolian Fault (EAF), which has generated earthquakes of magnitude 7. In this paper we have reevaluated water level changes and earthquake shaking that have affected the Kürk Delta combining geophysical data (seismic-reflection profiles and side-scan sonar), remote sensing images, historical data, onland outcrops and offshore coring. The history of water level changes provides a temporal framework for the depositional record. In addition to the common soft-sediment-deformation documented previously, onland outcrops reveal a record of deformation (fracturing, tilt and clastic dykes) linked to large earthquake-induced liquefactions and lateral spreading. The recurrent liquefaction structures can be used to obtain a paleoseismological record. Five event horizons were identified that could be linked to historical earthquakes occurring in the last 1000 years along the EAF. Sedimentary cores sampling the most recent subaqueous sedimentation revealed the occurrence of another type of earthquake indicator. Based on radionuclide dating (137Cs and 210Pb), two major sedimentary events were attributed to the AD 1874-1875 EAF earthquake sequence. Their sedimentological characteristics were determined by X-ray imagery, XRD, LOI, grain-size distribution and geophysical measurements. The events are interpreted to be hyperpycnal deposits linked to post-seismic sediment reworking of earthquake-triggered landslides.
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