Karlıova Triple Junction

The Karlıova Triple Junction at the junction of the East and North Anatolian Faults

The Karlıova Triple Junction is a geologic triple junction of three tectonic plates: the Anatolian Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the Arabian Plate.

The Karlıova Triple Junction is an F-F-F type junction (F = "fault") where the east-west trending North Anatolian Fault intersects the East Anatolian Fault coming up from the southwest.

References

• "New constraints on the Karliova Triple Junction between Arabia, Eurasia and Anatolia", A. Hubert-Ferrari, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 06822, 2007.
• MAY 1, 2003 BİNGÖL (TURKEY) EARTHQUAKE, Preliminary Report (Updated on May 13, 2003)