🌎 ReutersGraphics breaks down how Turkey has been rattled by aftershocks since the February 6 earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and northwest Syria
Thousands of earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, killing more than 50,000 people in Turkey and northwest Syria.
More than 570 aftershocks were recorded within 24 hours of the main quake on Feb. 6, and more than 10,000 were recorded in the three weeks afterward. The frequency and intensity of the aftershocks has diminished since then, but the temblors continue to be a threat. More than 230 aftershocks occurred near the fault that ruptured during the main quake before the 7.5 magnitude temblor struck. Many aftershocks then occurred close to the second rupture as well.
The chart shows all the earthquakes that originated within 30 kilometers around the city of Antakya in southern Turkey before and after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred on February 20. The frequency of earthquakes in the area increased after the 6.4 magnitude quake, indicating that this quake, which was itself an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 6, possibly started its own sequence of aftershocks.
Buildings that withstood the 7.8 earthquake might have been too weak to survive a strong aftershock, Gupta said. “Repeated jolting, repeated movement can make a difference,” he said.over a large area, including several cities in Turkey and parts of neighbouring Syria.At least 14 more earthquakes of magnitudes 5.4 and above occurred within two days of the main quake, causing more strong shaking in parts of southern Turkey. Some areas witnessed strong shakingThe latest large aftershock on Feb.
Video obtained by Reuters shows a building collapsing while emergency services were at the scene in Turkey's Diyarbakir on February 6, 2023. The chart below shows more than 150 aftershocks that occurred within 30 kilometres of Antakya in the 24 hours after the 6.4 magnitude aftershock. “If these aftershocks did not happen, we would expect psychological symptoms to get weaker over the following weeks and months,” Selcuk said. “But the aftershocks trigger their anxieties and fears repeatedly, so the natural healing process is in a way impeded.”
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