Major magnitude 7.5 earthquake - 20 km south of Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Monday, Feb 6, 2023 at 12:24 pm (GMT +2) -

The quake followed the deadly magnitude 7.8 quake that had occurred in the same area 8 hours earlier.

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 7.5 quake in Turkey near Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş, only 26 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Monday, February 6th, 2023, at 1:24 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), which listed it as a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) at magnitude 7.5, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 7.6, the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC) at magnitude 7.5, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 7.2, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 7.5, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 7.7.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
If the preliminary data about magnitude and depth are correct, the quake was extremely dangerous. It has the potential to cause catastrophic impacts on people and infrastructure, probably involving severe and wide-spread damage, especially in areas near the epicenter.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused very strong ground shaking include
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 3162 km² (=1221 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 97 km (61 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks, months or even a year following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).