The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.
On average, there are fewer than 20 quakes over 7.0 magnitude in any year, making Monday's event severe.
Only two of the deadliest earthquakes from 2013 to 2022 were of the same magnitude as Monday's quake.In those, solid rock plates are pushing up against each other across a vertical fault line, building stress until one finally slips in a horizontal motion, releasing a tremendous amount of strain that can trigger an earthquake.
"What we are seeing now is the activity is spreading to neighbouring faults," said Musson. "We expect seismicity to continue for a while."WHAT MIGHT THE FINAL DEATH TOLL BE?
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