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Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned

In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed in an earthquake near the Turkish city of Istanbul. In the aftermath, authorities promised stricter building...

Turkey earthquake rescue continues almost 150 hours on: ‘You are a miracle’

Rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old baby from the rubble of a building in Hatay, southern Turkey, 139 hours after Monday's deadly earthquake. Elsewhere in Hatay,...

Over 25,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria

The death toll following deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 25,000. In Turkey, the number of people killed has risen to 21,848, according...

Turkey-Syria earthquake: New-born and mother saved after four days in rubble

A new-born baby and his mother have been rescued from rubble in Turkey, around 90 hours after the first of Monday's deadly earthquakes. The 10-day-old...

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Why was there so much destruction?

Turkey and Syria are reeling from the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. The initial 7.8-magnitude tremor in southeastern Turkey...

‘Antakya is finished’: Earthquake leaves thousands homeless in Turkey

The Turkish town of Antakya is one of the worst affected cities hit by Monday's earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Rescue workers and firefighters...

Geological impact of Turkey-Syria earthquake slowly comes into focus

More than 17,000 people are now known to have died after the huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the focus right now is...

Seismologist explains why California will inevitably shake like Turkey

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed—by current count—more than 20,000 people in Turkey and Syria on Sunday was produced by the same type of...

Back-to-back mega-quakes devastated Turkey. California faces similar aftershock threat

The mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5 aftershock on a different fault, with 60...

How did a seismologist predict the Turkey earthquake 3 days earlier?

A Dutch expert published a tweet on his Twitter account three days before the earthquake in Turkey on Monday, predicting that a powerful earthquake...

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...

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