Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: What we know — and don’t know — about earthquakes - Vox

A massive quake across Turkey and Syria killed thousands. Here are eight things to know about these seismic events.

Climate We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when Scientists have drastically improved our understanding of seismic events. Here are eight things to know. by Umair Irfan Updated Apr 5, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC A building lurches in Taiwan after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked the island. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images Part Of Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis see all updates Umair Irfan was a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, energy policy, and science. He is a regular contributor to the radio program Science Frida

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