Although earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault (NAF) have been very frequent and devastating to the city of Istanbul, recurrence rate has been difficult to evaluate as faults are located offshore. A new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) brings new evidence on the earthquake history of NAF's main segment based on seabed soil samples.
Earthquake history of Istanbul hidden in seabed soil samples
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