Scientists from NASA and other agencies are using satellites to map damage caused by the devastating earthquake in the Republic of Türkiye. On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey and western Syria, resulting in widespread devastation across both nations
Map derived from data collected by PALSAR-2 on the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 on February 8, 2023.
On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey and western Syria, resulting in widespread devastation across both nations.originated from a fault line located 18 kilometers beneath the surface, which resulted in violent shaking that impacted a wide radius from the epicenter. The first quake was followed by another powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake nine hours later, as well as hundreds of smaller aftershocks.
“These were very large and powerful earthquakes that ruptured all the way up to the surface over a long series of fault segments,” said Eric Fielding, a geophysicist at The preliminary damage proxy map above shows parts of the cities of Türkoğlu, Kahramanmaraş, and Nurdaği. Dark red pixels represent areas likely to have severe damage to buildings, homes, and infrastructure or changes to the landscape, while orange and yellow areas are moderately or partially damaged. Each pixel measures about 30 meters across .
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