Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...
Salameh, E. and Tarawneh, A. (2026) Tectonic Structures and Their Consequential Nontectonic Deformations —The Case of the ...
The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.
3. Turkey Turkey straddles the boundary between the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates. This geological setting results in frequent earthquakes, particularly in regions like eastern Anatolia.