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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.
She continued: “The recent earthquakes in East Anatolia have occurred on the East Anatolian Fault and the nearby faults where three tectonic plates meet, what is called a triple junction: the ...
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. The quake radiated towards the northeast, bringing devastation to central ...
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 Turkish Government was criticized on social media for allegedly trying to cover up the fact that there were not two, but three mainshocks above M w 7. However, professor Hasan Sözbilir, Director of Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) Earthquake Research and Application Center, told Anadolu Agency that there were only 2 mainshocks reaching above M w 7 between 6 and 17 February 2023, but of the ...
Buildings and structures damaged or destroyed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake Pages in category "Buildings and structures destroyed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Rescuers seek to map out search priorities, after second earthquake rocks Kahramanmaras region in wake of country highest-magnitude tremor since 1939
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 ...