Why have so many earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria? : co

Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey are common, but the magnitude 7.8 that shook the region on 6 February at 4:17am local time is clearly impressive. To find earthquakes this strong on this particular fault, we would have to go back to the year 1114.

Related Keywords

Syria , Mexico , Hector Mine , California , United States , Japan , Duzce , Düv , Turkey , Istanbul , Erzincan , Chile , Anatolia , Turkey General , Izmit , Kocaeli , Syrian , Japanese , Turkish , Romain Jolivet , Fusakichi Omori , Laurent Jolivet , , North Anatolian Fault , East Anatolian Fault , Google Earth , North Anatolian , Professeur Des Universit , Sorbonne Universit , Creative Commons ,