Interesting Engineering on Instagram: "On February 6, around 4:17 am local time, a severe 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, shocking a large portion of both countries quite literally- as they were asleep. A few hours later, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck, sending shockwaves as far as Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Cyprus.⁠ ⁠ With the death toll now surpassing 7,000 and set to rise, as well as over 15,000 injured, naturally, we wonder: what could have caused earthquakes of this scale? Could they have been predicted to help prevent the estimated collapse of 6,000 buildings and, more significantly, the loss of life? ⁠ ⁠ Interesting Engineering (IE) spoke with Dr. Zoe Mildon, an Associate Professor in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, UK, whose research focuses on earthquake dynamics.⁠ ⁠ Find out more at the link in bio.⁠ #engineering #interestingengineering⁠"

1,659 Likes, 58 Comments - Interesting Engineering (@interestingengineering) on Instagram: "On February 6, around 4:17 am local time, a severe 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, shocking a large portion of both countries quite literally- as they were asleep. A few hours later, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck, sending shockwaves as far as Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Cyprus.⁠ ⁠ With the death toll now surpassing 7,000 and set to rise, as well as over 15,000 injured, naturally, we wonder: what could have caused earthquakes of this scale? Could they have been predicted to help prevent the estimated collapse of 6,000 buildings and, more significantly, the loss of life? ⁠ ⁠ Interesting Engineering (IE) spoke with Dr. Zoe Mildon, an Associate Professor in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, UK, whose research focuses on earthquake dynamics.⁠ ⁠ Find out more at the link in bio.⁠ #engineering #interestingengineering⁠"