GEOE406 EARTHQUAKE GEOLOGY
| Course Code: |
5640406 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ATÝLLA ARDA ÖZACAR |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Mechanism and resources of earthquakes. Global distributions of earthquake epicenters and their relationship with the plate boundaries. Earthquake prediction and paleoseismology. Destructive effects of earthquakes. Major earthquake belts in Turkey and their relationship with fault zones.
