Rugged mountains of Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Photo:Yusuf Onuk

Eastern Anatolia & Kahramanmaraş

Epicentral corridor of the catastrophic February 6, 2023 doublet (Mw 7.8 Pazarcık and Mw 7.5 Elbistan), which produced surface ruptures exceeding 400 km and over 50,000 casualties across southern Turkey and northern Syria.

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Tectonic Profile

Seismotectonic hazard assessment, structural exposure & historical context

Associated Faults3

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Regional PopulationLandScan

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Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityModerate

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Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

Tectonic Setting

Convergent Margin

Critical Hazard

Major plate boundary with high strain accumulation

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Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Eastern Anatolia & Kahramanmaraş) · 1

6880 BCE
Erciyes Volcanic Complex
Stratovolcano
3.9 km
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World