Turbidites in R/V Thuwal Cores 2, 3, and 4 in the Tiran Deep - ~1800-~1860 CE (1σ)
Bektaş et al. (2024:13)
report that "prominent [~mid 19th century CE]
turbidites
with well-preserved internal structures" were identified
in R/V Thuwal Cores 2, 3, and 4 in the
Tiran Deep.
Type II sedimentary structures (Turbidite or Flooding
Event) from around the same time were identified in
neighboring cores 1, 7, and 8. Based on
Probability Density Functions (PDFs)
presented in Fig. 8 of their paper, the turbidites in
cores 2, 3, and 4 should have been deposited between
~1800 and ~1860 CE
(
1σ).
Bektaş et al. (2024:13)
suggested the
1839 CE Saint Catherine's Monastery Quake
as the causative event and noted that "given that the
turbidites in cores 2, 3, and 4 are limited only in
Tiran Deep, it is likely that the
CE 1839 earthquake
only partially ruptured either the
Tiran or Arnona fault,
or activated one of the secondary faults in the
southernmost part of the gulf".
