How Turkey's deadly quake moved the country by 10 FEET
Data shows that the two earthquakes that struck in Turkey on Monday shifted the tectonic plate it sits on by up to 10 feet (three metres)
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Data shows that the two earthquakes that struck in Turkey on Monday shifted the tectonic plate it sits on by up to 10 feet (three metres)
Turkey, a hotbed of seismic activity, sits on the Anatolian Plate, which borders two major faults as it grinds northeast against Eurasia.
Two huge earthquakes have caused devastation Turkey today (Mon). But what caused these disasters, and where exactly did they strike? MailOnline answers all the key questions.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria killing more than 500 people and injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed.
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