Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-785-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-785-2019
Research article
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13 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 13 Jun 2019

3-D crustal density model of the Sea of Marmara

Ershad Gholamrezaie, Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth, Judith Bott, Oliver Heidbach, and Manfred R. Strecker

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Based on geophysical data integration and 3-D gravity modeling, we show that significant density heterogeneities are expressed as two large high-density bodies in the crust below the Sea of Marmara. The location of these bodies correlates spatially with the bends of the main Marmara fault, indicating that rheological contrasts in the crust may influence the fault kinematics. Our findings may have implications for seismic hazard and risk assessments in the Marmara region.