Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus

Richard W. Harrison; Wayne L. Newell; Ioannis Panayides; Byron Stone; Efthymios Tsiolakis; Mehmet Necdet; Hilmi Batihanli; Ayse Ozhur; Alan Lord; Okan Berksoy; Zomenia Zomeni; J. Stephen Schindler

doi:10.3133/sim3046

Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus

Scientific Investigations Map 3046

Prepared in cooperation with the Cyprus Geological Survey Department

By: Richard W. Harrison, Wayne L. Newell, Ioannis Panayides, Byron Stone, Efthymios Tsiolakis, Mehmet Necdet, Hilmi Batihanli, Ayse Ozhur, Alan Lord, Okan Berksoy, Zomenia Zomeni, and J. Stephen Schindler

https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3046

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Abstract

The island of Cyprus has a long historical record of earthquakes that have damaged pre-Roman to modern human settlements. Because the recurrent damaging earthquakes can have a significant economic and social impact on Cyprus, this project was initiated to develop a seismic-hazard assessment for a roughly 400 square kilometer area centered on Cyprus' capital and largest city, whose European name is Nicosia and whose local name is Lefkosia. In addition, geologic and seismotectonic evaluations for the project extended beyond the perimeter of the geologic map. Additional structural, stratigraphic, and paleontological data were collected island-wide as well as data from literature research throughout the eastern Mediterranean region, in order to accurately place the geology and seismic hazards of the Lefkosia area in a regional tectonic framework.

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Harrison, R., Newell, W.L., Panayides, I., Stone, B., Tsiolakis, E., Necdet, M., Batihanli, H., Ozhur, A., Lord, A., Berksoy, O., Zomeni, Z., and Schindler, J.S., 2008, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3046, Report: vi, 36 p.; Map Sheet: 58 x 40 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3046.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus
Series title	Scientific Investigations Map
Series number	3046
ISBN	9781411323230
DOI	10.3133/sim3046
Year Published	2008
Language	ENGLISH
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s)	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	Report: vi, 36 p.; Map Sheet: 58 x 40 inches
Projection	Universal Transverse Mercator
Scale	25000
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	Y