Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building for victims and survivors following a deadly earthquake that shook Syria at dawn on February 6, 2023 in Aleppo's Salaheddine district. - At least 810 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and rescuers said (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
土耳其位于世界主要地震带之一,1999年,该国杜兹采北部地区的北安纳托利亚(Anatolie du Nore)断层发生强烈地震,造成17000多人死亡。
星期一,在靠近土耳其边境的另一边,东安纳托利亚(Anatolie de l’Est)断层沿线靠近叙利亚边境的地方同时发生了强震。这一带已有两个多世纪没有发生过强度七级以上的地震,专家认为,这可能导致当地人忽略了地震的风险。同时,这么长的一个时期导致在断层线累积了相当大的能量,在周一爆发大地震后紧接着又来一次强度7.5级的余震,似乎证实了这一假设的可信性。
Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building for victims and survivors following a deadly earthquake that shook Syria at dawn on February 6, 2023 in Aleppo's Salaheddine district. - At least 810 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and rescuers said (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building for victims and survivors following a deadly earthquake that shook Syria at dawn on February 6, 2023 in Aleppo’s Salaheddine district. – At least 810 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and rescuers said (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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