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Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.
On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a M w 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. [2] The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme) around the epicenter and in Antakya.
On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 DST (22:11 UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province. The earthquake's epicenter was 73.4 km (45.6 mi) southwest of Marrakesh, near the town of Ighil [2] and the Oukaïmeden ski resort in the Atlas Mountains. [3]
Map of earthquakes in Turkey, 1900–2023 Map of plate boundaries affecting Turkey. Turkey has had many earthquakes.This list includes any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Turkey, or which caused significant effects in this area.
On 18 December 2023 at around 23:59:30 CST, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9–6.2 struck Jishishan County, in Gansu Province, China. [2] The shallow thrust faulting earthquake struck a densely populated area on the border between the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai.
The map shows all earthquake activity detected by the Icelandic Met Office in the past 48 hours. Green stars represent earthquakes that were over a magintude of 3.0 (Icelandic Met Office) 800 ...
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division map of fault lines in the Palmetto State where there has been a swarm of earthquakes. ... levels in the Wateree River during parts of 2022 and 2023 ...
March 18, 2023 17:12 Near the coast of Ecuador see 2023 Guayas earthquake-2.837 -79.844 18 6.8 M w (USGS) Centered 8km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador, at a depth of 65.8km. [98] March 21, 2023 16:47 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2023 Badakhshan earthquake: 36.523 70.979 21 6.5 M w (USGS) Centered 40km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan, at a depth of 187 ...