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2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Mw5 aftershock occurs near epicenter of 2023 M7.8 Turkey-Syria earthquake
Largest aftershock since January 25, 2024.
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
One year after the February 6 Türkiye-Syria earthquakes
We look back at a year of aftershocks and initial scientific results
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
M5.2 earthquake strikes near Malatya, Türkiye
The latest in a long series of aftershocks of the devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquakes
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Judith A Hubbard
Aftershocks of deadly earthquakes
We revisit seismicity following six deadly earthquakes in 2023
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Judith A Hubbard
Six months after Feb. 6 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence, papers start to pile up
Many more research articles in the works
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Judith A Hubbard
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M5.5 earthquake hits Turkey more than 5 months after Feb. 6 quakes
Largest aftershock since Feb. 20, only 80 km from Adana
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
More than 3 months after Turkey-Syria earthquakes, aftershocks continue to unnerve residents
Are these tremors a signal of heightened danger? No.
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
New paper documents surface rupture of the M7.8 Feb. 6 Pazarcık earthquake, Turkey
Deformation zone ranged from 2 to 50 meters wide
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
Latest paper about the Feb. 6 Kahramanmaraş suggests abrupt stopping of rupture increased shaking
Shaking in many areas was stronger than that considered in the building code
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
M4.9 earthquake near Antakya is largest in area since February
Aftershock occurred near a junction with the Dead Sea Fault, but does not represent new hazard
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
M5 earthquake near Göksun, Turkey is largest aftershock since March 23
Recent aftershocks align along possible NE-SW normal fault
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Judith A Hubbard
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Kyle Bradley
Why and how to talk about big earthquakes on social media
People impacted by the event need to understand what happened and what to expect.
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Judith A Hubbard
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