Thousands Dead in Turkey and Syria
A powerful earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, killing tenths of thousands and injuring many more.
Two enormous cracks in Earth's crust reportedly opened near the Turkish-Syrian border after two powerful earthquakes shook the region on Monday (Feb. 6), so far killing over 37,000 people.
This are sits on the Anatolian plate, one of several “microplates” below the eastern Mediterranean. As a result, its region is unusually seismically active.