The latest temblor, measuring 5.2 in magnitude, shook parts of the same area stricken by a far stronger quake on Feb. 6 that killed more than 50,000 people in the country and in neighboring Syria.
Tag: Earthquakes
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I Went to Syria to See Biblical Devastation in a Land of Political Tragedy
We live in a world remade by Syria’s war. And yet we have abandoned the Syrian people.
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What’s Inside Earth’s Inner Core? Seismic Waves Reveal an Innermost Core.
Shaking from large earthquakes provides hints about something different at the center of the planet.
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Turkish Builders Come Under Intense Scrutiny Over Shoddy Construction
More than 43,000 deaths in Turkey from an earthquake have raised painful and angry questions over whether some of those fatalities could have been avoided with better building standards.
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Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey
Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many people are still sleeping outdoors for fear of building collapses.