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A satellite image of the border between Türkiye and Syria is marked with multicolored waves. The magnitude 7.8 mainshock is marked on the map, and a scale at the bottom shows the interferometric phase in radians from −3.14 to 3.14.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Türkiye-Syria Temblors Reveal Missing Piece in Earthquake Physics

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 15 April 202515 April 2025

Newly discovered aseismic events triggered by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake may represent a mode of fault slip between earthquakes and slow-slip events that researchers have long been seeking.

Muddy floodwaters flow through a ravine. People in bright orange and yellow raincoats assess damage near a green house on an eroded hillside.
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An Atmospheric River Exacerbated Türkiye’s 2023 Earthquake Crisis

by Andrew Chapman 8 April 20258 April 2025

A new study reveals how an atmospheric river led to more devastation after two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, highlighting the need for better risk assessment models.

A fault segment offset an agricultural field during the Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence.
Posted inFeatures

The 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes Shifted Stress in the Crust

by Erin Martin-Jones 24 August 202329 August 2023

In February, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean, triggering a second major jolt and a cascade of aftershocks.

Illustration of Stone Age villagers shielding their eyes from a nearby airburst
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Armagedón a 10,000 A.C.

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 4 June 20202 February 2022

Fragmentos de un cometa probablemente golpearon la Tierra hace 12,800 años, y una pequeña aldea del Paleolítico en Siria podría haber sufrido el impacto.

Illustration of Stone Age villagers shading their eyes from a nearby airburst
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Armageddon at 10,000 BCE

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 30 March 20202 February 2022

Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact.

An informal refugee camp in Bekka Valley, Lebanon.
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No Place to Flee

by W. Pollock and J. Wartman 25 November 201917 October 2022

The Syrian refugee crisis has had far-reaching consequences for geologic risk in neighboring Lebanon, providing insights into the interplay between forced displacement and natural disasters.

eastern-mediterranean-map
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Ancient River Discovery Confirms Mediterranean Nearly Dried Up in the Miocene

Mara Johnson-Groh, Science Writer by Mara Johnson-Groh 25 March 201931 May 2023

Sedimentary deposits reveal a Nile-sized river system flowing from what are today Turkey and Syria.

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