The fault lines running through Turkey. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The fault lines running through Turkey. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Last week, Utrecht University hosted an online lecture on the 6 February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. After acknowledging the overwhelming suffering of those affected, geophysicist Rob Govers explained the science of earthquakes: why specifically this location was hit, what exactly happened during the earthquakes, and why certain earthquakes are so much more devastating than others. His lecture was followed by a Q&A with questions from viewers. Here, we bundle the main questions and answers. There are several fault lines running through Turkey.
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