When parts of Turkey and Syria were hit by a huge earthquake in 2023 ... time estimated that the settlements built near the fault zone tended to have higher populations the closer they were ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck northwestern Turkey’s Bursa province today, according to the Disaster and ...

This area of Turkey is prone to earthquakes as it lies at the intersection ... The movement of the tectonic plates builds up pressure on fault zones at their boundaries. It is the sudden release ...

Areas within six miles of the Syrian border, such as Kilis, are a designated “do not travel zone” due to terrorism. Turkey is a region prone to earthquakes because it sits on several tectonic ...