{"id":548483,"date":"2023-02-06T19:36:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-was-the-turkey-syria-earthquake-so-bad\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T19:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:36:28","slug":"why-was-the-turkey-syria-earthquake-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-was-the-turkey-syria-earthquake-so-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32cfedd234c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32cfedd234c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-was-the-turkey-syria-earthquake-so-bad\/#Why_was_the_Turkey-Syria_earthquake_so_bad\" >Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_was_the_Turkey-Syria_earthquake_so_bad\"><\/span>Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what scientists said h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened beneath the earth&#8217;s surface and what to expect in the aftermath:<\/p>\n<p>WHERE DID THE EARTHQUAKE ORIGINATE?<\/p>\n<p>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 Turkey and Syria.<\/p>\n<p>During the 20th century, the East Anatolian Fault yielded little major seismic activity. &#8220;If we were going simply by (major) earthquakes that were recorded by seismometers, it would look more or less blank,&#8221; said Roger Musson, an honorary research associate at the British Geological Survey.<\/p>\n<p>Only three earthquakes have registered above 6.0 on the Richter Scale since 1970 in the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But in 1822, a 7.0 quake hit the region, killing an estimated 20,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>HOW BAD WAS THIS EARTHQUAKE?<\/p>\n<p>On average, there are fewer than 20 quakes over 7.0 magnitude in any year, making Monday&#8217;s event severe.<\/p>\n<p>Compared with the 6.2 earthquake that hit central Italy in 2016 and killed some 300 people, the Turkey-Syria earthquake released 250 times as much energy, according to Joanna Faure Walker, head of the University College London Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Only two of the deadliest earthquakes from 2013 to 2022 were of the same magnitude as Monday&#8217;s quake.<\/p>\n<p>WHY WAS IT SO SEVERE?<\/p>\n<p>The East Anatolian Fault is a strike-slip fault.<\/p>\n<p>In those, solid rock plates are pushing up against each other across a vertical fault line, building stress until one finally slips in a horizontal motion, releasing a tremendous amount of strain that can trigger an earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>The San Andreas Fault in California is perhaps the world&#8217;s most famous strike-slip fault, with scientists warning that a catastrophic quake is long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>The initial rupture for the Turkey-Syria earthquake kicked off at a relatively shallow depth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The shaking at the ground surface will have been more severe than for a deeper earthquake of the same magnitude at source,&#8221; David Rothery, a planetary geoscientist at the Open University in Britain, said.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT KIND OF AFTERSHOCKS CAN BE EXPECTED?<\/p>\n<p>Eleven minutes after the initial quake, the region was hit by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. A 7.5-magnitude quake came hours later, followed by another 6.0 spasm in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we are seeing now is the activity is spreading to neighbouring faults,&#8221; said Musson. &#8220;We expect seismicity to continue for a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the deadly 1822 event, aftershocks carried on into the following year.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT MIGHT THE FINAL DEATH TOLL BE?<\/p>\n<p>Earthquakes of similar magnitudes in populated areas have killed thousands of people. Nepal&#8217;s 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015 claimed nearly 9,000 lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not going to be good,&#8221; said Musson. &#8220;It will be in the thousands, and could be in the tens of thousands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cold winter weather, he added, means that people trapped under rubble have less chance at survival.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Gloria Dickie; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates. 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