Twin Earthquakes Devastate Southeast Türkiye and Syria:First Report from the Epicenters  

作　　者：Timothy M.Kusky Erdin Bozkurt Jiannan Meng Lu Wang 

机构地区：[1]Badong National Observatory and Research Station for Geohazards,Center for Global Tectonics,School of Earth Sciences,China University of Geosciences,Wuhan 430074,China [2]Department of Geological Engineering,Middle East Technical University,06800 Ankara,Türkiye

出　　处：《Journal of Earth Science》2023年第2期291-296,共6页地球科学学刊（英文版）

摘　　要：In early February,2023,southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria were hit by a series of deadly earthquakes(two of them above magnitude 7.5)that are proving to be one of the most significant earthquake disasters of this century.These“twin quakes”caused a large number of casualties and property losses.As of press time,the death toll in Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 51000 and the number of injured has surpassed 120000,with the number affected>13.5 million.The toll is constantly rising and the hope of finding more survivors has rapidly faded.The USGS PAGER(United States Geological Survey,Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquake for Response)service estimates economic losses of 10–100 billion US dollars.

关 键 词：Earthquake QUAKE southeastern 

分 类 号：P315.9[天文地球—地震学]