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what tectonic forces are causing earthquakes in Greece and western turkey and how might they be...

what tectonic forces are causing earthquakes in Greece and western turkey and how might they be related to regional boundaries?

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These forces are known as extension or tensional forces. The African plate is stretched here thinning the crust and bringing it apart that opens up a graben or rift valley in the zone. Hence both of these regions are located on a fault line (normal faulting). Thus they draw regional boundaries also in the direction of faulting.

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