How long the Mw ≥ 5 aftershocks of the 6 February 2023 Mw 7.8 Turkiye earthquake shall continue?

The Mw 7.8 Turkiye earthquake of 6 February 2023 has claimed over 50,000 human lives in Turkey and Syria and has caused immense financial losses. Earthquakes of Mw ≥ 7 are usually followed by several aftershocks. Aftershocks of Mw 5 and larger can cause further damage to already weaken structures an...

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Published inNatural hazards (Dordrecht) Vol. 117; no. 3; pp. 3399 - 3402
Main Authors Rekapalli, Rajesh, Gupta, Harsh K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Civil Engineering
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Environmental Management
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology
Letter to the Editor
Natural Hazards
Seismic activity
Omori′s law
Turkiye earthquake
Aftershock
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Summary:The Mw 7.8 Turkiye earthquake of 6 February 2023 has claimed over 50,000 human lives in Turkey and Syria and has caused immense financial losses. Earthquakes of Mw ≥ 7 are usually followed by several aftershocks. Aftershocks of Mw 5 and larger can cause further damage to already weaken structures and even claim human lives. The duration of occurrence of such aftershocks can be estimated using Omori’s Law. We estimate that Mw ≥ 5 aftershocks of the 6 February 2023 Turkiye earthquake shall continue for ~ 250 days.
ISSN:0921-030X
1573-0840
DOI:10.1007/s11069-023-05953-8