Data from different scientific disciplines was collected and coordinated to develop consistent models predicting the extent of risks posed by fault lines in the area.
“An infrastructure was built that is capable of effectively monitoring all sorts of data that might be used for earthquake analysis in parts of the world with similar tectonic problems,” MARSite Project Coordinator Prof. Nurcan Meral Özel was quoted as saying by Cihan News Agency during a June 20 press conference organized to share the research’s findings.
As part of efforts to detect underground tension, a deep well system was designed and placed directly inside an active fault line, 150 meters below ground, in the Şarköy district of northwestern Tekirdağ province, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The Marmara Sea fault line was monitored without interruption for three years and over 30 studies were published based on data acquired from the measurements.
According to the findings of the $8-billion project, very high tension has built up near the Princes’ Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara, powerful enough to create a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
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