Did the Feb. 6 Turkey-Syria earthquakes make the Dead Sea Fault more likely to slip?

Many people living along the Dead Sea Fault are understandably concerned about whether the earthquakes in Turkey mean that they are at higher risk now than before. Let's find out.

The map above shows all known seismicity in the area, extending back to 1918 AD. Most of that seismicity clusters along the fault, but there's activity off the fault too. That'…