Traditional seismic hazard analyses underestimate hazard levels when compared to observations from the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes

Abstract A sequence of two major earthquakes, Mw7.8 Pazarcik, and Mw7.5 Elbistan, struck Southeastern Turkey in February 2023. The large magnitudes of the earthquakes and the short time between the two events raised questions about whether this sequence was an extremely rare disaster. Here, based on...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Altindal, Aysegul Askan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01148-y