Catastrophic Shallow Earthquakes
Successive earthquakes in Turkey that killed thousands of people have sounded the alarm for other residential areas that lie on active fault lines, including in Indonesia.
Machinery and rescuers shift through the rubble of a building during a search for survivors in Hama, following a deadly earthquake on February 6, 2023. - The Syrian government urged the international community to come to its aid after more than 850 people died in the country following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Turkey.
Earthquakes measuring a magnitude of 7.8 and 7.5 that occurred close to the earth’s surface hit southern Turkey, where it shares a border with Syria, on Monday (6/2/2023). The earthquakes that killed more than 1,500 people have sounded the alarm for other residential areas situated on active fault lines.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the 7.8-magnitude tremor had a depth of 17.9 kilometers and occurred at 4:17 a.m. local time or 8:17 a.m. Western Time Zone (WIB). Its epicenter was about 23 kilometers east of the city of Nurdagi, Gaziantep province, Turkey.