EARTHQUAKES

A new measure of roughness could advance earthquake geophysics

When two rocks interact with each other in a fault zone, the roughness of their surfaces could influence the outcome, including when they cause...

Sister shields sibling from dust during 36-hour wait for help after quake

Two children wedged between concrete in the remains of their home in northern Syria have been rescued more than 36 hours after Monday’s quake...

Before and after satellite images show scale of earthquake destruction in Turkey

Thousands of people across swathes of Turkey and Syria were killed in Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake and the various aftershocks that followed. Tens of thousands...

Deadly earthquakes have hit Turkey before: Why there? Could a similar quake hit the US?

Rescue workers continue recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria following a devastating series of earthquakes that began near the border of the two countries...

A glance at the world’s deadliest quakes in past 25 years

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people in the two countries. The death toll is expected...

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: How satellites can help rescue efforts

In disasters like the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5-magnitude aftershock that struck Syria and Turkey on February 6, 2023, international cooperation on satellite imaging...

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: A seismologist explains what has happened

An extremely large earthquake has occurred in the southeast of Turkey, near the border with Syria. Data from seismometers which measure shaking of the...

Turkey earthquake: Dad holds hand of dead daughter, 15, crushed beneath rubble

A heartbreaking image from an earthquake-stricken city in Turkey shows a grieving father holding the hand of his dead daughter lying under the rubble...

Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that...

What makes an earthquake deadly? These are the things that matter

The biggest earthquake to hit the U.S. since the 1960s was an 8.2 temblor near the Alaskan Peninsula on July 28, 2021. If you are...

Video | The mother gives birth to the baby under the ruins of the earthquake, but dies herself

A moment as heavy as it is touching has been recorded in Aleppo, Syria. A Syrian woman, located under the rubble of the earthquake,...

Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so deadly?

A combination of factors made the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria early Monday particularly deadly, including its timing, location, relatively quiet fault...

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