“On February 6 and 7, the Southeast of Turkey and the Northwest of Syria have been hit by devastating earthquakes. In addition to the main tremor that reached a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, more than 20 aftershocks with magnitudes between 5.0 and 7.5 were registered in the earthquake-ravished region around Gaziantep.” [efn_note]statista.com, February 9, 2023 – Earth’s Moving Plates[/efn_note]
“The twin magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes that struck the Ridgecrest area in California’s Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles on July 4 and 5, respectively, were felt by up to 30 million people in California, Nevada, Arizona and Baja California, resulting in loss of life, injuries, billions in damage and lots of frazzled nerves.” [efn_note]NASA.gov, October 29, 2019 – Can Climate Affect Earthquakes, Or Are the Connections Shaky?[/efn_note]
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