Multidisciplinary Approach to Earthquake Prediction: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Earthquake Prediction in the North Anatolian Fault Zone held in Istanbul, March 31–April 5, 1980

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Tectonics of the North Anatolian Transform Fault....Pages 3-22
Paleo-, Tardi- and Neotectonic Mechanisms of the Present North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Light of the Structural History of the Eurasian Margin in the Pontic Ranges....Pages 23-42
Structural Evidence for Left-Lateral Displacement on the North Anatolian Fault Zone During the Plio-Pleistocene....Pages 43-44
Geology of an Area in and Around the Northern Anatolian Transform Fault Zone Between Bolu and Akyazi....Pages 45-65
Comparisons Between the North Anatolian Fault of Turkey and the San Andreas Fault of California....Pages 67-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Identification of Swarm Activity Using the MARNET Telemetered Seismometer-Network....Pages 89-93
Earthquake Activity on the North Anatolian Fault Zone....Pages 95-113
A Rational Approach for the Probabilistic Assessment of the Seismic Risk Associated with the North Anatolian Fault....Pages 115-127
Seismotectonic Aspects of the North Anatolian Fault Zone Between Bolu and Havza....Pages 129-135
Relationship Between Fault Geometry and Some Earthquake Epicentres within the North Anatolian Zone....Pages 137-142
Preliminary Studies of Seismic Risk in Turkey, and the Occurrence of Upper Bounded and Other Large Earthquake Magnitudes....Pages 143-172
Faults and Recently Active Breaks Along the North Anatolian Fault Zone Between Gerede and Ilgaz....Pages 173-184
Some Aspects of the Seismicity in the North Anatolian Fault Zone....Pages 185-191
A Comparative Analysis of the Seismotectonic Characteristics of the North Anatolian Fracture Zone and the Fracture System of Inner Dinarides....Pages 193-206
Fatigue Crack Propagation Along the Anatolian Faults and Levant Coast and Earthquake Prediction....Pages 207-221
Some Aspects of the North Anatolian Fault Zone Derived from the Comparison of its Instrumental Data with Historical Information....Pages 223-238
A Statistical Analysis of the Major and Microearthquakes Along the East-Anatolian Fault....Pages 239-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Possible Use of Tilt and Tidal Measurements for Earthquake Prediction....Pages 261-267
Normal Earthquake Gravitational Precursors from Earth-Tide Data....Pages 269-277
Creep Measurements in the Ismetpaşa Region of the North Anatolian Fault Zone....Pages 279-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Possible Use of the Turkish National Triangulation Network for the Study of Crustal Movements in the North Anatolian Fault Zone....Pages 295-299
Θ 2 Testing for Survey of Recent Crustal Deformation in Akyazi/Adapazari....Pages 301-305
Detection of Crustal Motion by Repeated Geometric Observations....Pages 307-314
Land Deformation Control Network in the Epicentral Region of the 1978 Earthquakes in Northern Greece....Pages 315-324
Methods of Variance Analysis for the Evaluation of Geodetic Control Nets in Relation to Crustal Movements....Pages 325-333
A Geometric-Gravimetric Estimation Procedure for Most Accurate Determination of Relative Point Displacements in Local Areas — Proposal and First Study of Sensitivity....Pages 335-350
Suggestions for High Precision Gravity Measurements in Geodynamic and Earthquake Prediction Research....Pages 351-358
Front Matter....Pages 359-359
Physical Parameters in the Earthquake Source Region and Their Temporal Changes....Pages 361-403
Polarization Anomalies as Diagnostics of Dilatancy....Pages 405-408
An Experiment to Investigate Polarization Anomalies in North Anatolia....Pages 409-412
Possible Information on Local Features of the Focal Region Based on Geomagnetic Field Data Recorded After the Main Shock....Pages 413-426
Investigations of Geophysical Parameters in the Area of Carinthia and Friuli in Relation to Seismicity....Pages 427-433
Note on the Application of the PCA Method — A Possible Approach to the Problem of Elimination of Non-Local Geomagnetic Field Changes....Pages 435-437
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
Application of Space Technology in Earthquake Prediction Research — A Short Review....Pages 441-445
The Background to High Mobility Space Geodetic Techniques for Geodynamic and Earthquake Prediction Research....Pages 447-448
The Installation of a Spacebome Ranging System for the Detection of Crustal Movements in the North Anatolian Fault Zone....Pages 449-455
The Meteosat Data Collection System and its Potential as a Data Relay for Geophysical Measurements....Pages 457-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Stress Accumulated Mechanisms on Strike-Slip Faults....Pages 471-485
Fracture Mechanics Modelling of Earthquake Generating Processes....Pages 487-521
Analysis of Stress and Strain Around a Transform Fault....Pages 523-538
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
A Multiple Mode of Faulting Mechanism Proposed for the North Anatolian Fault and Prediction of Related Earthquakes....Pages 539-547
A Thermal Window in the Lithosphere Underneath North Anatolia and California....Pages 549-552
Front Matter....Pages 553-553
The Concept of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Earthquake Prediction....Pages 555-561
Deterministic Earthquake Prediction — Present Stage and Future Developments....Pages 563-575
Earthquake Research on the San Andreas Fault Zone, California....Pages 577-578