Shaken to the core: Turkey’s latest earthquake unleashes devastation

by Junhyeok Hong (’24) | March 10, 2023 On February 6, a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred near Nurdağı, Turkey. It struck within 100 kilometers of an important fault line, causing serious damage to buildings near the fault. The quake was followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock eleven minutes later, and a magnitude 7.5 temblor…