SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN THE GEMLIK BAY REGION FOLLOWING THE 17 AUGUST KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE

Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Gemlik Bay Region following the 17 August Kocaeli Earthquake

Bedri Alpar, Sevin Çizmeci

Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, 34470 Vefa, Istanbul, TURKEY
General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Ankara, TURKEY

Abstract

Following the Kocaeli Earthquake (17 August 1999), the seismic reflection profiles gathered in the Gemlik Bay in 1984 were reinterpreted in order to identify the characteristics of the sedimentary depositional environments and their relations with the tectonic setting. A discussion followed about the implications for seismic hazard assessment in the Gemlik Bay region.

Keywords: Gemlik Bay, Marmara Sea, earthquake, seismic, deltas