Istanbul likely to experience major earthquake in the future

Istanbul likely to experience major earthquake in the future Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Sep 11, 2014 - A significant section of the North Anatolian Fault - the seismic fault line that runs beneath the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Turkey - has grown eerily quiet in recent years, scientists say. And that could mean one of two things. The less worrisome of the possibilities is that the two tectonic plates are gliding slowly, safely by. The other, more catastrophic option, is that a ha ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Istanbul_likely_to_experience_major_earthquake_in_the_future_999.html