Hitech Guru · @hitechguru
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Jascha Polet · @jascha
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Map of current sequence from AFAD catalog, includes M>4.5 focal mechanisms. 3 largest quakes are mostly strike slip, but many also show normal .
(dark purple: events between M7.8 & M7.6; light purple: after M7.6; light blue: after M6.3)

#turkey #earthquake #Aftershocks #faulting

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Jascha Polet · @jascha
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These plots help illuminate temporal patterns in the sequence in . It appears that the fault system responsible for the 2nd large quake is more active in generating aftershocks. Tens of M5+ so far, with more sure to follow.
The usual caveats apply about catalog (KOERI-RETMC) completeness.

#earthquake #turkey #Aftershocks

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Elizenery · @lisettedeboer
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I'm following @lastquake and the amount of in and is terrifying 😢

#Aftershocks #turkey #syria

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Muayyad Jesry · @mmj
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The are still continuing with varying intensity, mainly in Turkey, and reaching to us in . In addition, the "phantom earthquakes" never stop happening to me every moment! Dealing with this sickness is another story in the aftermath of the .

#earthquake #aleppo #Aftershocks

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@RouxJ
Got link? If most of them are in , it's not unusual to have so many following such a huge . 🤔

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Jascha Polet · @jascha
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Now that some more time has passed after the M7.6 earthquake in , we can see that the after that event (in light purple) delineate a different zone (trending EW) from those after the M7.8 (trending NE-SW) that occurred earlier today.

#turkey #Aftershocks #fault #earthquake

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Jascha Polet · @jascha
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The current pattern of aftershocks on both sides of the M8.0 Turkey main shock would suggest the propagated bilaterally, although earlier posts I have seen suggested a unilateral (to the NE) rupture.
There will be many large aftershocks after the M8.0 in the next days. The number of will decrease with time, but large events can continue to occur, for months or longer.

#rupture #turkey #earthquake #Aftershocks

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Jascha Polet · @jascha
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of the region of today’s (with red outlines) and the events exactly one year ago (with purple outlines) in the same region. Based on the location of the , it looks like the mainshock was on a left lateral strike slip , a bit shallower than last year’s .

#seismicity #map #ferndale #earthquakes #Aftershocks #fault #quakes

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