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The earthquake rupture terminated near Suvatlı in the Amik Valley, where some 10.5 km (6.5 mi) to its east is the Hacıpaşa Fault, a Dead Sea Transform segment. The rupture was arrested by a stepover that connects the East Anatolian Fault with the Hacıpaşa Fault. Though it did not rupture, the Coulomb stress increased on the Hacıpaşa Fault.
Prior to 2023, the only known historical earthquake on this fault occurred in 1544, estimated at M uk 6.8. [15] Nine hours after the M w 7.8 earthquake on 6 February 2023, a M w 7.6 earthquake ruptured the Sürgü and Çardak segments. It produced 98 km (61 mi) of surface rupture and displayed a maximum surface offset of 10.0–12.6 m (32.8 ...
This poor enforcement of seismic codes was a contributing factor to the devastation of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes in which over 42,000 people died in Turkey. [4] There were high incidences of support column failure leading to pancake collapses , which complicated rescue efforts.
The epicentre was about 26 km east of the Turkish city of Nurdagi at a depth of about 18 km on the East Anatolian Fault. During the 20th century, the East Anatolian Fault yielded little major ...
The town is near the East Anatolian Fault line that caused last week's earthquakes, which have been declared the deadliest ever in Turkey and also caused widespread death and devastation in ...
The site of the fault line after the quake, taken on 7 February 2023 (Maxar Technologies) The earthquake also hollowed out grain silos in the towns of Kirikhan and Nurdagi, while a destroyed ...
The devastating 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes occurred along the active East Anatolian Fault at a strike-slip fault where the Arabian plate is sliding past the Anatolian plate horizontally. [4] [5] According to the American Museum of Natural History, the Anatolian transform fault system is "probably the most active in the world". [6]
The earthquake in Turkey that killed more than 3,100 people and set off a series of aftershocks ruptured just over 11 miles beneath the earth’s surface. Beyond magnitude: A shallow earthquake ...