Fig. 1: Geological and seismological context of the oil seep sites. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Geological and seismological context of the oil seep sites.

From: Earthquakes can drive hydrocarbon seepage along the Cyprus Arc

Fig. 1

a Tectonostratigraphic map (after35) of the Cyprus basin superimposed with the earthquake events detected during the Turkish earthquake of 2023. b Seafloor map of the seepage area, main geological structures, and basins. c Interpreted seismic section nearby (~200 m) the seepage area activated by the earthquake sequence26.

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