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A preliminary report on the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye
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EngineeringFebruary 6Earthquake HazardsEarthquake ScenarioMagnitude-7.5 EventEarth ScienceGeophysicsMagnitude-7.8 EarthquakeEarthquake SourceEarthquake ForecastingGround MotionEarthquake EngineeringInduced SeismicityGeographyEarthquake RuptureTectonicsSeismologyPreliminary ReportCivil EngineeringSeismic Hazard
At 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Pazarcık City in south-central Türkiye, followed by a magnitude-7.5 event about 9 hours later. In this report, scientists from Türkiye explain what happened, including the complexity of the rupture itself, ground motion, building codes, and damages.