E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2023)

The devastating 06.02.2023 Turkey – Syria earthquake of extreme intensity XI: Aposteriori estimates and damage prevention

  • Karakozova Anastasia,
  • Kuznetsov Sergey,
  • Mondrus Vladimir,
  • Bratov Vladimir

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202341003001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 410
p. 03001

Abstract

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The recent devastating earthquake of Mw7.8 occurred on February 6, 20223 in the Kahramanmaraş region having extreme intensity (XI) on the modified Mercalli scale (MMS) caused the death of more than 52,800 people in Turkey and Syria, as well as severe damages to the infrastructure. The appearance of an unusually strong delta-like S-wave pulse in the seismogram of the main shock and its consequences are analysed, and possible measures to mitigate the possible future high intensity earthquakes are discussed.