February 6, 2023

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Turkey And Syria Devastated After Deadly Earthquakes | Turkey Earthquake | Earthquake Turkey According to reports , a new earthquake - a major aftershock - has struck South Turkey . The tremors measured at 7.8 magnitude on the richter scale deal a shocking blow after hundreds were killed in a powerful earthquake of the same magnitude in southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday . Although aftershocks are indeed earthquakes , it is more accurate to refer to them as the smaller earthquakes or shocks that follow the primary one ( that is , the largest earthquake in a sequence of earthquakes ) , a report by Britannica states . WHAT IS AN AFTERSHOCK ? Seismic waves are what create earthquakes , which are sudden episodes of the ground trembling ( which result from the energy released by the breaking and slippage of one set of rocks against another ) . The phrase " aftershock " refers to the shaking that occurs after an earthquake .