A preliminary report on the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye
Mustafa Erdik, Mine Betül Demircioğlu Tümsa, Ali Pınar, Erhan Altunel, Abdullah Can Zülfikar
Abstract
At 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Pazarcık City in south-central Türkiye, followed by a magnitude-7.5 event about 9 hours later. In this report, scientists from Türkiye explain what happened, including the complexity of the rupture itself, ground motion, building codes, and damages.
Topics & Concepts
SeismologyMagnitude (astronomy)DamagesGeologyGeographyHistoryPolitical sciencePhysicsLawAstronomySeismology and Earthquake StudiesEarthquake Detection and Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies