2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Mw6.0 earthquake shakes eastern Türkiye

A triggered event on the East Anatolian Fault between the 2020 Elazığ and 2023 Pazarcık earthquakes.

Oct 16 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Mw5 aftershock occurs near epicenter of 2023 M7.8 Turkey-Syria earthquake

Largest aftershock since January 25, 2024.

Sep 7 •

Judith A Hubbard

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One year after the February 6 Türkiye-Syria earthquakes

We look back at a year of aftershocks and initial scientific results

Feb 6 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.2 earthquake strikes near Malatya, Türkiye

The latest in a long series of aftershocks of the devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquakes

Jan 25 •

Judith A Hubbard

Aftershocks of deadly earthquakes

We revisit seismicity following six deadly earthquakes in 2023

Nov 7, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

Six months after Feb. 6 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence, papers start to pile up

Many more research articles in the works

Aug 6, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

M5.5 earthquake hits Turkey more than 5 months after Feb. 6 quakes

Largest aftershock since Feb. 20, only 80 km from Adana

Jul 25, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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More than 3 months after Turkey-Syria earthquakes, aftershocks continue to unnerve residents

Are these tremors a signal of heightened danger? No.

May 24, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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New paper documents surface rupture of the M7.8 Feb. 6 Pazarcık earthquake, Turkey

Deformation zone ranged from 2 to 50 meters wide

May 12, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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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

May 8, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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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

May 8, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5 earthquake near Göksun, Turkey is largest aftershock since March 23

Recent aftershocks align along possible NE-SW normal fault

May 3, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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