West Asia

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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Central Turkey shaken by unusual M5.6 earthquake

Not related to the major earthquakes on Feb. 6, 2023

Apr 18 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.5 earthquake shakes remote Registan Desert

An unusual moderate earthquake near two plate boundaries

Mar 19 •

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

M6.4 earthquake shakes Afghanistan and neighboring countries

Deep source of intense seismicity likely associated with tearing of subducting slab

Jan 11 •

Judith A Hubbard

Aftershocks of deadly earthquakes

We revisit seismicity following six deadly earthquakes in 2023

Nov 7, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

Fourth M6.3 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Limited data suggest eastward propagation in unusual cascade

Oct 15, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Third M6.3 earthquake strikes western Afghanistan

Why so many earthquakes - and what to expect?

Oct 11, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike northwestern Afghanistan

At least one hundred dead due to building collapse

Oct 8, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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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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