AkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
Major M7.8 earthquake in southern Turkey near Syrian border.
Location: 23 km east of Nurdagi, Gaziantep province
Time : 4:17 a.m. local
Depth: 17.9 km.
Extensive damage, injuries and fatalities expected. Pray and send help for the people of the region.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive
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Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
This is a devastating estimate of deaths and economic loss by a risk estimation company of the earthquake in Turkey/Syria.
https://twitter.com/risklayer/status/1622463827848871939
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Risklayer on Twitter

“Unfortunate to report the updated rapid damage estimate using Risklayer CATDAT for the #Turkey-#Syria #Earthquake: 16,800 deaths (Range: 4,400 to 39,100). Still quite uncertain. Median economic estimates in the order of $15 bn. Our best wishes/thoughts are with the region.”

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The location of the earthquake is within the vicinity of a triple-junction between the Anatolia, Arabia, and Africa plates, a seismically active region.
https://seismo.berkeley.edu/blog/2020/01/26/quake-in-turkey-highlights-the-hazard-in-the-east-bay.html
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Quake in Turkey highlights the hazard in the East Bay

UC Berkeley Seismological Lab

Feb 6, 2023 at 5:15amWeb
Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
Over 30 aftershocks with M >= 4.3 in the Turkey/Syria region along the fault line.
New earthquake recently at M7.5, depth = 10 km, at 1:35 p.m. local in central Turkey. May be a different fault. Major aftershocks following that.
This will make the devastating situation a whole lot worse 😢
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=35.33977,33.41492&extent=38.91668,41.29211&listOnlyShown=true&baseLayer=street
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Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
Heartbreaking scenes of utter devastation from Turkey and Syria.
https://twitter.com/AFPphoto/status/1622521893185105922
Credit: AFP
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AFP Photo on Twitter

“#Syria - #AFP photographer captures scenes after an earthquake in the government-controlled Aleppo.”

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Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
Wintry weather conditions in the region will add to the misery and hamper rescue efforts. Below are weather conditions around 6:00 p.m. local time.
Snow tomorrow in Gaziantep; lows tomorrow night around 22F.
Time zone in the area = GMT+3 or ET+8.
https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/5640c4e36eb0fb326cc4ae9b06faae407eecb6a48ad796a3ae6a979e1427d889
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Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Feb 6, 2023
Timeline of earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey of magnitude 4.0 and higher.
Data source: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=35.32185,32.93701&extent=38.89958,40.95154&range=week&listOnlyShown=true&baseLayer=terrain&timeZone=utc
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